Caufield's Hat Trick Leads Habs to Victory

It's April 3rd. I'm Cory with the story, and this is NHL News Today, your AI Power Team Report.

Cole Caulfield lit up Madison Square Garden last night, scoring his 48th and 49th goals of the season to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers on April 3rd, 2026.

That game winner came at 14-55 in the third period, sliding the puck past Igor Shesterkin after winning it in the zone.

The halves jumped out to a 2-0 lead midway through the second thanks to Alex Newhook and Caulfield's first tally, but the Rangers quad back two.

Taya late in the third, with goals from Adam Box and Will Kyle.

Montreal is now riding a 7-game win streak, sitting third in the Atlantic Division at 44 wins, 21 losses, and 10 overtime losses.

The Rangers saw their 3-game run end and stayed buried at 31 wins, 36 losses, and 9 overtime losses, already out of playoff.

Contention since March 25th, Jacob Fowler stood tall with 21 saves in net for the Canadiens, while Shesterkin stopped 22 for New York.

Caulfields on fire with 28 goals in his last 27 games, just one back of Nathan McKinnon's league lead.

One more puck in the net, and Caulfield joins Rare Company as the first half to hit 50 since 1989.

90 Montreal keeps rolling.

Toward the postseason.