Canadiens beat Flames, Allen makes 45 saves

Jake Allen made 45 saves, including 21 in the third period, as the Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames 2-1 on Thursday in a game, which marked Sean Monahan’s first appearance against his former team.

Jake a fait 21 arrêts en 3e période ce soir. 🥵

21 saves in the third period for Jake tonight. #GoHabsGo | @CasinoMontreal pic.twitter.com/MjT9n2ApYj

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) December 2, 2022

Cole Caufield broke a third-period tie and rookie Juraj Slafkovsky, with his fourth goal of the season, also scored for Montreal (12-10-1), who have won seven of its last 11 games.

Elias Lindholm had the only goal for the Flames (10-10-3). Calgary are 1-3-1 in their last five.

Volet un de notre séjour en Alberta: ✅

Alberta, part one: ✅#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/S5bL8Uij7v

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— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) December 2, 2022

Monahan, who was recognized with a video tribute during a first-period TV timeout and waved to the crowd as he was given a standing ovation, had a pair of assists.

He played 656 games over nine seasons with the Flames. Coming off his second hip surgery, he joined the Canadiens in the off-season.

Comme d'hab. 🤷

The uje.#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/slY27PM2u9

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) December 2, 2022

Montreal’s four-game road trip goes on Saturday night in Edmonton and Calgary’s five-game homestand continues, also on Saturday, against the Washington Capitals.