Muhammad Irfan 
The True Post (Web News) At the start of the National Hockey League (NHL) season, the Montreal Canadiens put in an exceptional performance in their home opener, defeating the Detroit Red Wings 1-5.
This win not only boosted the team’s morale but also demonstrated the Canadiens’ form and determination in the early days. Despite traveling for three games, Montreal’s team played fresh and aggressively. Interestingly, Detroit entered the field in a relaxed state for its first game, but Montreal still won. Montreal’s young player Zach Bolduc impressed everyone with his outstanding performance. This is only his third NHL season, but he appeared in amazing form. Bolduc scored a beautiful breakaway goal in the match, which was made possible by a quick pass from Brendan Gallagher**. Bolduc scored 13 goals last season and is now improving his performance even further.
Similarly, Oliver Kapanen** — a new player from Finland — also made his presence magic at the center position. He scored a great goal in the first period on a pass from **Alex Newhook**, with an assist from Ivan Demidov**, for his first point of the season.
Montreal’s defense duo of **Mike Matheson** and Noah Dobson also excelled. Matheson scored a great goal on a pass from Nick Suzuki in the final moments of the first period. He is now focusing on performing better in less time — where he used to play for 30 minutes, he is now proving to be more effective in about 23 minutes of play. Juraj Slavkovsky
returns
The first game in Toronto was fruitless, but Slavkovsky showed his skills in this match. In the second period, he scored on a rebound to make the score 5-1. Nick Suzuki also received an assist for the second time on that goal.
Goalkeeper
Jakub Dobes put in a great performance on the goal post. He stopped 30 of 31 shots to give the team a big lead. Although his style is a bit different, he proved to be effective and only conceded one goal. There was no particular flaw in Montreal’s one-sided win. The team played better on all fronts so there were zero “Wilde Goats” this time.
The problem of Laine
Although the team played well, problems are emerging regarding Laine. Laine, who is considered a brilliant goal scorer on the power play, has been proving to be weak in the five-on-five game (Even Strength Play) this season. As a result, he has been demoted to the fourth line, and surprisingly, he is now also being included in the **second power play unit. This change is considered dangerous for both his status and confidence in the team. If he remains outside the central unit, his usefulness will be limited, as he is an expert on quick shots from a certain angle.
