Cole Caufield is making modern Habs history
Embroiled in an increasingly heated battle for positioning in the Atlantic Division, the Montreal Canadiens hosted the Washington Capitals on Saturday night with a chance to move back into the top three. On the heels of a disappointing overtime loss that saw the Habs surrender a third-period lead, they left no doubt this time around, putting home two empty-netters late in the game to secure a huge 6-2 regulation win.
The win, and frankly the overall success of the Habs this season wouldn’t have been possible without one of the league’s premier goal scorers; Cole Caufield.
Mr. Saturday night Cole Caufeld opens the scoring. #gohabsgo pic.twitter.com/Ie6QUevj6e
— Matt Drake (@DrakeMT) March 1, 2026
Another stellar performance from Mr. Saturday Night now gives him 35 goals on the season, a pace that will see him flirt with the 50-goal plateau if he keeps it up. The above goal shows just how dangerous he is, as he doesn’t necessarily need to be set up for opportunities, he can and will create looks for himself. Even when he doesn’t, the puck seems to just find him right now, as his off-puck positioning has been near perfect. There is no easy way to defend him, because he’s developed so many different ways to maximize his output.
He isn’t just the best scorer on his team, he’s currently tied for second in the entire league with Connor McDavid and Matt Boldy. He’s providing the kind of production this team has lacked for decades, and the fact they have a positive goal differential this season is in large part thanks to what he’s accomplished.
Most of the current roster, Caufield included, weren’t even alive for the 1993-94 season, when Vincent Damphousse posted the last 40-goal season by a Canadiens’ player. Fewer still were alive to see Stephane Richer pot 50 back in 1989-90. What Caufield is doing right now makes him arguably the organization’s best scorer of the 21st century. With every point being absolutely crucial in these final 23 games, it is a massive boost to this roster that they have a legitimately world-class goal scorer leading the way.
Hopefully, this team will give him more than a few Saturday nights in the playoffs to do what he does best.
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