In the Montreal Canadiens’ 5-4 overtime win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night in Calgary, only three Montreal forwards had more ice time than Rem Pitlick.
The forward, claimed off waivers on January 12, had a lot of power play time which raised his ice time, but it’s clear that he’s turned himself into a key forward under interim head coach Martin St. Louis.
Despite the centre of his line, Jake Evans, leaving the game in the second period, Pitlick continued getting a regular shift, and played the second shift in overtime and set up Ben Chiarot’s overtime winner.