Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jordan Harris (54) battles with Detroit Red Wings center Klim Kostin (24) for the puck in the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
PCSDETROIT (AP) 鈥 Cole Caufield scored a power-goal at 4:04 of overtime, Cayden Primeau stopped 27 shots for his first win of the season and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Thursday night to snap a four-game skid.
Mike Matheson had a goal and two assists, and Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist for Montreal, which ended an 0-3-1 slide.
Christian Fischer and J.T. Compher had goals for the Red Wings. James Reimer finished with 23 saves.
In the extra period, Caufield zipped a high wrist shot over Reimer's left shoulder for his fifth goal of the season. It was Reimer's holding penalty that had put Montreal on the power play.
鈥淚 like being in those situations,鈥 Caufield said. 鈥淥bviously, you want to win the game in regulation, but you have to play the game that鈥檚 in front of you, and I was proud of the way we played.鈥
Primeau, the son of Hall of Famer Keith Primeau 鈥 who spent his first six NHL seasons in Detroit 鈥 was making just his second start of the season.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a historic organization, plus it is cool to win where my dad started,鈥 Primeau said.
With Montreal carrying three goalies, Primeau has been left watching behind Jake Allen and Samuel Montembeault. He lost 5-2 to New Jersey in his other start on Oct. 24.
鈥淚鈥檓 not going to lie 鈥 it hasn鈥檛 been easy,鈥 Primeau said. 鈥淚 just have to do whatever I can to stay sharp and be ready whenever my name is called.鈥
Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis praised the patience and work ethic of his No. 3 goalie.
鈥淗e鈥檚 had to wait his turn, but he鈥檚 been a great teammate and worker,鈥 St. Louis said. 鈥淲e knew he deserved a start, and we thought tonight was the right night. He took advantage of it.鈥
With the score tied after two periods, the Canadiens took the lead early in the third on a power-play goal by Suzuki. Using Monahan as a screen, Suzuki fired a low shot past Reimer on the short side 26 seconds in for his fifth. The Canadiens' captain has scored in three straight games and four of the past five.
Detroit tied it again when Compher picked the top corner over Primeau鈥檚 shoulder at 6:02.
Detroit鈥檚 first-period woes continued as the Canadiens scored the only goal of the opening period. Left open in the high slot, Matheson took a drop pass from Alex Newhook and snapped a quick shot over Reimer鈥檚 left shoulder at 7:02.
The Red Wings have been outscored 8-1 in the first period of their last eight games and are 2-5-1 over that stretch.
鈥淎ll in all, it didn鈥檛 feel like we had a lot of jump tonight,鈥 Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said. 鈥淚t felt like we were chasing it the whole time. Probably fortunate or happy to get a point the way it played out.鈥
The Canadiens thought they鈥檇 doubled their lead when Sean Monahan scored in the second period. However, following a Detroit coach鈥檚 challenge, the goal was reviewed and Montreal鈥檚 entry into the zone was ruled offside at the blue line.
Late in the second, Detroit tied it when Michael Rasmussen鈥檚 shot banked in off Fischer's left glove for his first.
After opening the season 5-1, the Red Wings have lost six of eight (2-4-2) overall and four of their last five (1-3-1) at home
鈥淚t looked like we just came out with a ton of confidence the first 5-6 games,鈥 Detroit defenseman Ben Chiarot said. 鈥淓verything was going in the net for us. Everyone was feeling good. And then we lose that feeling.鈥
UP NEXT
Canadiens: Host Boston on Saturday night
Red Wings: Host Columbus on Saturday afternoon.
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