Oliver Kapanen scores the Habs’ first goal of the season

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Tonight, the Canadiens officially kick off their 2025-26 season. And very early on in the game, the Leafs took the lead.

The Habs quickly found themselves playing catch-up hockey… and they even found themselves short-handed.

And it was in these conditions that he scored his first goal of the season, courtesy of Oliver Kapanen:

[content-ads]In addition to being the Canadiens’ first goal of the season, it’s also Kapanen’s first career NHL goal. Last year, in 21 games (season + playoffs), he didn’t hit the target in a Canadiens uniform,so it’s a great moment for the kid.We know that Kapanen found himself a little reluctantly at Ivan Demidov’s center to start the year, and he must now continue to prove that he deserves that position. And even if he didn’t score that goal with Demidov on the ice, it’s still a nice way of showing off,especially as the beauty is very, very nice. Well done, then[spacer title=’Prolongation’] Note that before the game, the Habs players were asked who would be the one to score the club’s first goal of the season.Who predicted Kapanen? Lane Hutson.