Jacob Fowler made 35 saves in his NHL debut, leading the visiting Montreal Canadiens to a 4-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday evening.

Alexandre Texier, Brendan Gallagher, Cole Caufield and Oliver Kapanen scored, while Lane Hutson and Juraj Slafkovsky each had two assists for the Canadiens, who ended a two-game skid.

Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist, Erik Karlsson also scored and Tristan Jarry made 25 saves for the Penguins, who have lost three in a row (0-1-2).

Penguins defenseman Kris Letang partially whiffed on a clearing attempt and Texier took possession, skating to the top of the right circle before scoring with a wrist shot over Jarry's glove for a 1-0 lead at 2:54 of the first period.

Fowler, the NHL's first-ever Florida-born goalie, didn't make his first sav

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