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“He’s a world-class player, and one of many on that team, and someone we’re going to have to be aware of.”

“I read a quote, I believe it was after the Toronto series, it might have been (Maple Leafs coach) Sheldon Keefe or somebody, about the impact when they inserted Caufield and (Jesperi) Kotkaniemi into the lineup how that changed the dynamics of their line,” Knights coach Pete DeBoer said Sunday. He has yet to score in nine postseason appearances, but has four assists skating almost 16 minutes per game on a line with leading scorers Tyler Toffoli and Nick Suzuki. The Canadiens signed the 5-foot-7-inch Caufield in March, and he bagged four goals in 10 regular-season games after being called up from the American Hockey League. National Team Development Program and was selected 15th overall in the 2019 draft, two picks ahead of Golden Knights prospect Peyton Krebs.Īs a sophomore at Wisconsin this season, he led the nation with 30 goals and 52 points in 31 games and won the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in college hockey. We obviously put him in a position where we rely on him now, and he’s been performing.”Ĭaufield had a record-setting career with the U.S. “Since he’s been called up to our group, he’s been watching, he’s been learning, listening to everything that the coaches have told him,” Canadiens winger Brendan Gallagher said. Standing in the Canadiens’ way are the Golden Knights, with Game 1 of the NHL semifinal series Monday at T-Mobile Arena. But with the former University of Wisconsin standout in the lineup, Montreal has gone 7-2 and is one step from playing for the Stanley Cup. The Canadiens’ rookie spark plug was scratched that night for the series opener and didn’t play in Game 2, either. This Canadiens-Leafs game could use some Cole Caufield… #Stanle圜upPlayoffs The Arizona Cardinals defensive end is an avid hockey fan and wrote on his Twitter account May 20 that the playoff game between Toronto and Montreal “could use some Cole Caufield.” Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) stops Montreal Canadiens right wing Cole Caufield (22) during first-period NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey action in Montreal, Monday, June 7, 2021.