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 fir

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