About last night: Habs lose 5-4 to Red Wings in Hutson's debut

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Lane Houston assisted on the first goal in his first game as a Montreal Canadiens, but the Detroit Red Wings came back from a three-goal deficit to win 5-4 in overtime on Monday night at Little Caesars Arena.

The rookie defenseman played 21:54 in his debut, including 1:21 in overtime.

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Brendan Gallagher scored twice to reach his season high of 15 goals. Sam Montembo made 30 saves.

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The Red Wings didn't play like a team fighting for their playoff lives in the first two periods, but turned on the Jets in the third and overtime to secure a much-needed two points in the standings.

Hutson showed his potential with the first goal as he drove down the blue line before feeding Gallagher for his 14th of the campaign.

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Jake Evans got the first of three assists setting up Josh Anderson in the offensive zone, then he found an open Justin Barron. The defender beat Alex Lyon's top corner to make it 2-0.

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J.T. Compher finished the three-goal streak at 3:46 to cut Montreal's lead to 2-1.

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The Habs extended their lead to 4-1 in the second period. Rafael Harvey-Pinard scored his second goal of the season and first since January 15th for Montreal's third goal of the night.

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Detroit appeared to be on the ropes when a reward from their defense led to Gallagher's second goal of the night. 4-1 Habs.

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Just 33 seconds later, Komfer cut Montreal's lead once again. Habs defenders allowed David Perron to feed Compher in the slot. After two stages, 4-2 gab.

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The Octopus was flying, and in the third period, the Wings were also struggling to keep their playoff hopes alive. Alex DeBrincat converted a pass from Montembo to make it one goal, 4-3, after the draw.

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With 1:17 left in regulation and Alex Lyon drawing the extra attacker, Lucas Raymond sent the game into overtime with the game tied at 4-4.

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In overtime, after Hutson had a chance to score on one end, Raymond took it the other way and sent the Wings home with a 5-4 overtime win. He hit the game-winner at 4:35 in the extra frame.

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Evans came close to matching his career high with three assists on the night. He was the top performer on Hockey Stat Cards' impressive map. Hutson was also net positive. He didn't look like a deer in the headlights in his Detroit debut. For the third time in the last four games, the Habs didn't have a power play, so Hutson didn't have a chance to play with the man advantage.

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The Canadiens have just one game left in the 2023-24 season, and while it was fun to play spoiler against the Flyers the other night, Monday's against the desperate Red Wings was not. The real question asked by Liveblog commentators after this latest run is: When can the Habs play games with significant playoff implications? Is it coming next season or will it be longer?

Hutson impressed in his first game and it looks like another blueliner will make his Habs debut in the season finale as Logan Mailloux was recalled from Laval after the game.

3. “Detroit hit the post and post so many times, I thought we'd get away with it, but we didn't. The Habs gave it a good effort, but Detroit needed the win more, and you could tell from the third period. Good debut from Hutson. He was not afraid to make mistakes and loved going.” – Doug Kirkby

2. “A fun game for the audience. Detroit needed a win and got it. We've dominated the last 2 games a lot, which doesn't hurt the Habs right now, but we'll have to improve next season.” – Kelly Morgan

1. “Man, this team can definitely make it, good thing, it doesn't matter!” – Wayne Copeland

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