Two points for Oliver Kapanen in his first game in Sweden

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Oliver Kapanen is back in Sweden.

The Canadiens’ prospect, who had the chance to play a few games in the NHL at the start of the season before being sent back to Europe, made his debut with Timrå IK today.

And he stood out with two points.

We’ve seen that he has great vision in his short time in Montreal, and he showed off his passing skills today.

The center forward was an accomplice on two of his team’s three goals (including one in overtime) and helped his club win the game 3-2.

He made his entrance:

Obviously, there was a little disappointment on his part when the Canadiens decided to send him back to Sweden.

That’s normal, because he’s had a taste of the NHL and had a good camp to earn his spot at the start of the season.

But obviously, the kid arrived in Europe with the right attitude and it was the right thing to do.

He’s still dreaming of the NHL… And his primary goal is to establish himself as a regular player with the Habs next year, according to what Patrik Bexell reported on Twitter:

Before he arrived in North America in September, Olli Jokinen (his coach with Timrå IK) said he was too good for the league in Sweden.

That said, Kapanen picked up two points in his very first game and things are off to the best possible start for him.

It remains to be seen whether he’ll be able to keep up the pace between now and the end of the campaign. That would be good news for his development!

Overtime

– Nathan MacKinnon is too strong.

– Promising.

– Really cool.

– McDavid could make history tonight.

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