Caufield and Laine score in 2nd period to rally the Canadiens to a 2-1 win over the Predators

NASHVILLE Tenn AP Cole Caufield and Patrik Laine scored in the second period to rally the Montreal Canadiens to a - supremacy over the Nashville Predators on Sunday night Jakub Dobes turned back shots for the Canadiens who extended their winning streak to five games after a five-game skid Steven Stamkos scored and Juuse Saros made saves for Nashville which was scoreless on four power plays and lost its sixth straight and for the seventh time in eight games Stamkos opened the scoring at into the first off a feed from Filip Forsberg for his th of the season Caufield converted a pass from Nick Suzuki less than two minutes into the second period tying the tally at It was Caufield s th goal of the season Laine scored the go-ahead goal his th of the season just over four minutes later Nashville s Matthew Wood made his NHL debut The -year-old winger the th overall pick in the draft finished with one shot in just over minutes Takeaways Canadiens Montreal - - holds the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference five points behind Ottawa - - points and six points ahead of the New York Rangers - - and Detroit Red Wings - - Predators Saros lost his third straight decision and for the fourth time in his last six games Key moment Lane Hutson s assist on Laine s goal was his th of the season and gave the -year-old from Holland Michigan points tying Chris Chelios franchise record for points by a rookie defenseman Key stat Nashville carried the play in the second period and had a - edge in shots on goal in the frame But Montreal scored two goals in the period to take a lead it never relinquished The Predators outshot the Canadiens - overall Up next The Canadiens host the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday The Predators host the New York Islanders on Tuesday The Associated Press created this story using equipment provided by Records Skrive and information from Sportradar AP NHL https apnews com hub nhl Source