Montreal — The Red Wings have been the perfect tonic for the Montreal Canadiens this season.
The Canadiens only have three wins this season, they're 3-8-0, but two of them have come against the Wings, including Tuesday's 3-0 victory.
The Wings were without forwards Dylan Larkin (personal reasons) and Tyler Bertuzzi (unvaccinated), and they dearly missed the offense the two could have provided. Detroit is now 0-3 without Bertuzzi in the lineup in Canada.
But it was more allowing Montreal to gather momentum right off the first shift in the game. The Canadiens scored 2 minutes, 6 seconds into the game on Nick Suzuki's goal, and the Wings were playing from behind early.