MONTREAL — Cole Caufield scored the overtime winner as the Montreal Canadiens completed a 4-3 comeback win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
Caufield, who also had two assists, beat Elvis Merzlikins short-side with a wrist shot with 43 seconds left in the extra session.
Blue Jackets centre Adam Fantilli, the No. 3 overall pick in last June’s draft, was held off the scoresheet after entering the game with goals in back-to-back games. Monahan had deflected a Caufield pass into the back of the net on the power play midway through the third period to even the score. Columbus opened the scoring two minutes 46 seconds into the game when star forward Johnny Gaudreau found Roslovic in front of the net for a tap-in.
The Canadiens captain capitalized on an own-zone turnover by Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner before rifling a wrist shot past Merzlikins for his first of the season. Matheson took advantage with a top-corner wrist shot on the power play to make it 3-2 heading into the third.Columbus forward Dmitri Voronkov made his NHL debut, drawing into the lineup in place of centre Kent Johnson, who was a healthy scratch.
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