Alex Newhook has an assist in four games since his return to play, and he knows it won’t be enough.
“All the guys here know that we need more offensive production,” explained the forward in the Canadiens locker room on Saturday morning at the Bell Centre. It can’t just be a matter for one trio… We’re all trying to help the club produce offensively. We try to create opportunities, to make a difference. »
In the Canadian’s last game, Thursday night in Manhattan against the New York Rangers, three of the club’s four goals came from the first line in a clear 7-4 defeat.
Alex Newhook knows very well that things cannot continue like this.
I think I’ve been pretty good since returning to the game. I know it doesn’t show up so much in the stats, but after 10 weeks without being able to play a single match, I think I’m finding my rhythm again. .
Alex Newhook
“I don’t feel more pressure because we have to produce like the guys on the first line; In any case, I impose this pressure on myself. I’m going to continue to play my style of game, and I’m going to continue to build on that,” he added.
Saturday evening at the Bell Center, the Canadian will host the Washington Capitals. For both clubs, the real challenge will be in this opportunity to revive themselves, perhaps; the Canadian has only three victories in regulation time in his last 10 games, and the Capitals have only two.
Martin St-Louis believes that his troupe can do better than Thursday evening in New York. “There were small errors here and there, and we have to tighten the screw in these departments,” explained the Canadian coach, without providing further details.
The Canadian will not make any changes to his lineup Saturday night at the Bell Center. It’s Jake Allen who will face the Capitals.