The 21-year-old has accumulated 27 goals and 68 points in 89 career NHL games, and was selected three picks before Caufield in the 2019 NHL Draft.
Talk around Caufield's coming extension picked up after Minnesota Wild forward Matt Boldy signed a seven-year, $49-million ($7-million AAV) extension on Monday. The diminutive winger had only tallied one goal in 30 games under previous bench boss Dominique Ducharme. Louis after the Hall-of-Famer took over the Canadiens' bench midway through last season. (Reuters)Ĭaufield has scored 48 goals in 81 games under head coach Martin St. 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.Cole Caufield is proving he can score in bunches at the NHL level, and the Montreal Canadiens will have to pay a pretty penny to keep him around. The Canadiens (20-17-9, 49 points) have won just three of their last 11 games.
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 team announced via Twitter that coach Dominique Ducharme "confirms that Cole Caufield will make his NHL debut tonight in Calgary."Ĭaufield 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.Īn elite shooter, Caufield has encountered skepticism because he's only 5-foot-7 and 165 pounds. 23:02:25 GMT+00:00 - Montreal Canadiens fans will eagerly watch Monday night's game against the Calgary Flames as 20-year-old prospect Cole Caufield makes his NHL debut.
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