Sergachev impresses oin NHL debut, but Hofman leads Sens over Habs
MONTREAL — If Mikhail Sergachev had butterflies in his NHL debut, Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien didn’t notice.
Montreal’s first-round draft pick in 2016 lived up to the hype despite the Canadiens losing 4-3 in overtime against Ottawa in NHL pre-season action on Thursday night.
Sergachev took five shots, blocked one, recorded an assist and had five hits in 19:57 of work.
“He played a great first game,” Therrien said. “He played with a lot of confidence for a young player. He was composed with the puck, never got rid of it for no reason.