Laine breaks tie in 3rd, Canadiens defeat Red Wings

Alexandre Carrier played 18:37 in his Canadiens debut, including 3:10 on the penalty kill, one day after being acquired from the Nashville Predators for Justin Barron.

“He was just so good tonight,” said Guhle, his defensive partner. “I didn’t know that much about him, but he’s a really good skater and he makes quick plays with the puck.

“Obviously, he has to get used to our system stuff, but it is fun to play with him.”

Montreal finished with two even-strength goals, one on the power play and one shorthanded.

“We went 0-fer on the power play, they scored a shortie and obviously, they got the power-play goal at the end,” Lalonde said. “That was a huge part of the game – our inability to execute on special teams.”

NOTES: Evans suffered a facial cut in a third-period collision with Kane, but returned to the game without needing stitches. … With defense partner Simon Edvinsson out with an upper-body injury, Seider played 27:17, including 4:46 on the power play and 3:01 shorthanded. He was a plus-1 with two shots.