Montreal Canadiens: Remembering Colby Cave’s first NHL goal

The hockey world lost a member of its family with the passing of Colby Cave, and it’s a time to remember the good times, which involve the Montreal Canadiens.

The hockey world woke up to terrible news Saturday morning. Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave had passed away due to a brain bleed sustained on Monday that saw him placed in a medically induced coma. The entire league is hurting with endless amounts of players and organizations giving their condolences and wishes to Cave’s family. But it’s also been a time to think about the happy moments Cave brought to the NHL, and one of them was against the Montreal Canadiens.

Cave signed an entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins in 2015, making his NHL debut two years later. The then 23-year-old got another run with the Bruins getting called up in November, just in time to get a taste of one of the league’s greatest rivalries on hockey night in Canada.

It was a normal night play-wise for Cave, but the next time the Habs and Bruins squared off saw him hit a milestone.

Montreal and Boston played another game three weeks later with the Bruins getting the shutout win. That game was also the first multi-point game for Colby Cave.

His night started with a secondary assist on Joakim Nordstrom’s first-period goal. Michael Chaput, a member of the team at the time, tried to clear the puck out of the Canadiens’ end, but Cave intercepted it, making the pass to David Backes. A short pass from Backes to Nordstrom ended up in the back of the net, and the Bruins went up 1-0.

The rest of the first and the majority of the second period was scoreless before Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Sean Kuraly went off for interference and holding respectively, resulting in some 4-on-4 hockey. Cave got a faceoff in the offensive zone with David Pastrnak, Torey Krug and Charlie McAvoy, and his win started the play.

Boston cycled the puck around the zone while Cave planted himself in the slot. Pastrnak found him with a pass that got by Jeff Petry and Cave beat Price for the first goal of his NHL career.

You never forget your first NHL goal and getting it against the Montreal Canadiens as a Boston Bruins probably made it better for Colby Cave. Not only did he get his first goal, but it was also Cave’s first multi-point game.

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Cave was always known for the passion and energy he brought to the game. Whether it was in Boston or Edmonton, teams knew what they were going to get with his play, and he’ll definitely be missed.