CBS · Mar 22
Caufield's hat trick helps Canadiens beat Islanders 7-3
Cole Caufield scored three goals to push his season total to 43 and added two assists to help the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Islanders 7-3 on Saturday night.
Caufield is second in the NHL in goals, two behind Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon.
The Canadiens entered the day third in the Atlantic Division, while the Islanders were the first team outside the playoffs in the tight Eastern Conference.
Juraj Slafkovsky had two goals and two assists, and Nick Suzuki had four assists to bring his season total to 61. Kaiden Guhle added a goal and two assists, Alex Newhook also scored and Jacob Fowler made 19 saves.
Emil Heineman, Simon Holmstrom and Matthew Schaefer scored for New York.