Patrik Laine scored on the power play again, and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Detroit Red Wings on consecutive nights with a 5-1 win Saturday.
Laine found twine for the eighth time — all with the man-advantage — in nine games since returning from a pre-season knee injury. The Finnish winger beatstopped 20 shots in his ninth consecutive start — and second against Detroit in 24 hours. The Canadiens defeated the Red Wings 4-2 in Detroit on Friday.The Canadiens look like a different team with Laine in the lineup. Montreal is 6-3-0 since his debut on Dec. 3.
The Red Wings dropped to seventh in the Atlantic Division behind Montreal. Veleno, a 24-year-old from Montreal, scored in his third straight game after scoring once in his first 26 to start the season. Detroit didn’t have many other bright spots in a difficult game where the power play went 0-for-4.’s stick en route to the back of the net. Midway through the first Saturday, Laine snapped Seider’s stick with a blistering shot again — only this time the puck deflected into the netting.
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