Canadiens' Caufield Scores 50th, Sparks Wild Game

0:00It's April 10th. This is Canada News Today, powered by AI. Montreal Canadians just snagged a Gritty 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in a game that had it all fights, scrums, and pure fire. Cole Caulfield dropped his 50th goal of the season. The first half to hit that mark in 36 years, beating Andre Baseleski with a slick. Rich shot in the second period. Jorosh Slavkovsky sealed it with his 30th goal, just 64 seconds after Tampa tied it late, half a dish from Nick Suzuki who racked up his 70th assist. Jakob Dobs stood tall with 17 saves for his 7th straight win, while Vaseleski stopped 19 for the bolts. The bell center went wild, especially with Prime Minister Mark Karney in the house for a liberal convention fans, lost it when Caulfield scored, and his. Dad was there wiping away tears. But this wasn't just goals. It was chaos with 126 penalty minutes, including a brawl between Josh Anderson and Declan Carlyle, and packed penalty boxes.

1:02Caulfield's now the 7th Canadian to reach 50, tying league records for Goahead Tally's and one of just three short guys under 5 foot 9. To do it, Tampa struggled early, no shots till late first period, and both teams win 0-4-11 on the power play. With three games left, Montreal jumps two points ahead of Tampa and two back of Buffalo in a wild Atlantic division battle. Playoff bound to clash first round. Canadian's host Columbus Saturday, Lightninghead Boston, stakes couldn't be higher.