The team announced via Twitter that coach
Dominique Ducharme "confirms that Cole Caufield will make his
NHL debut tonight in Calgary."
Caufield was selected 15th overall in the 2019 NHL Draft and won
the 2021 Hobey Baker Memorial Award as college hockey's best
player after putting up 30 goals and 22 assists in 31 games at
Wisconsin.
An elite shooter, Caufield has encountered skepticism because
he's only 5-foot-7 and 165 pounds.
He played two games with the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey
League, contributing three goals and an assist before being
called up to Montreal's taxi squad.
The Canadiens (20-17-9, 49 points) have won just three of their
last 11 games. They entered Monday's clash with a four-point
lead and a game in hand over Calgary for the final playoff spot
in the North Division.
--Field Level Media
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