G Corey Crawford turned aside 33 shots Sunday
in a 2-0 loss at Montreal. The Canadiens broke a scoreless tie
with 18:06 to go in the third period. Alex Galchenyuk slipped a
pass to Jonathan Drouin, who sprinted in from the blue line and
beat Crawford with a rising wrist shot. The goal snapped
Crawford's shutout streak at 173:09, which spanned eight-plus
periods. He had not allowed a goal since Oct. 28 against the
Colorado Avalanche.
D Brent Seabrook tied former D Doug Wilson for fifth place in
franchise history in games played (938). The franchise career
leader is Hall of Famer Stan Mikita, who played 1,394 games.
C Artem Anisimov did not score a goal Sunday for the first time
in five games.
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