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MONTREAL (AP) — While all eyes were on former Montreal captain Max Pacioretty Mark Stone Jersey ,the Canadiens traded for who led his new team to a come-from-behind victory.Tomas Tatar scored the game-winner in the third period as the Canadiens defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Saturday night in Pacioretty’s return to Montreal.Pacioretty was dealt to the Golden Knights in the offseason in return for Tatar, prospect Nick Suzuki and a second-round draft pick.“It felt good, for sure,” said Tatar, who played 20 games with Vegas last season. “I was extremely motivated to beat my old teammates and it was a special game against them.”Tatar broke a 4-4 deadlock with 7:43 left in the game when his cross-crease pass to Phillip Danault deflected off Shea Theodore’s stick and in.“It was a lucky bounce,” said Tatar, who has 15 points in 17 games this year. “I wanted to give it to Phil. He supplies me and (Brendan Gallagher) a lot through the season and I saw him on the left side and I wanted to pass it to him. It was a good bounce.”The Canadiens (9-5-3) came from behind twice to snap a two-game losing skid.Tatar’s goal — his seventh of the season — came three minutes after Andrew Shaw scored his second of the game to tie the score at 4-4. Montreal was also down 2-0 after the first period.Pacioretty was held pointless despite taking a game-high nine shots on goal in his first match at the Bell Centre as a visiting player. The 29-year-old had a minus-2 rating in 20:46 of ice time.Pacioretty, who played 10 seasons with the Canadiens Youth Matt Duchene Jersey , was given a standing ovation following a video tribute before the start of the game.“I really wanted to win,” said Pacioretty, who has two goals in 13 games this season. “I always appreciate the support I get from the fans here. I’ll remember that for a while.“No matter what, I was going to be going tonight. Seemed like the story of our year so far, mine in particular. It just seemed to not go in and all the opportunities against are going in. If we keep going like that, it’s going to eventually break wide open for us.“I felt good out there. I just wanted to win bad.”The Golden Knights took a 2-0 lead after one period on goals by Brad Hunt and Jonathan Marchessault.Hunt scored on the power play at 17:40 for his second of the season.Marchessault scored 57 seconds later — his team-leading 15th point of the season — when Reilly Smith’s shot went off his skate and in.Vegas outshot Montreal 15-4 in the first period.The Canadiens were a different team after the intermission, scoring three unanswered goals in a 3:53 span to take a 3-2 lead.“The guys fought hard,” said Shaw Mike Condon Jersey , who notched his first multi-goal game in more than a year.“We didn’t have the start we wanted. … We got motivated in the intermission, came out flying and found a way to win.”Charles Hudon cut the deficit in half at 6:40, on a pass by Jesperi Kotkaniemi, as he cut sharply across the crease and avoided Marc-Andre Fleury’s stick check for the easy tap-in.Taking advantage of a scramble in front of Fleury’s net, Shaw tied it at 7:09 with a backhand shot that just trickled past the goal line.Kotkaniemi gave Montreal its first lead of the game at 9:57, before Alex Tuch made it 3-3 at 14:34 of the second.William Karlsson scored a power-play goal at 3:27 of the third period.Antti Niemi improved to 4-1-0 with a 34-save effort. Starter Carey Price served as Niemi’s backup after allowing at least four goals in four straight games.NOTES: Carey Price served as Niemi’s backup after conceding at least four goals in four straight games. … Canadiens defenseman David Schlemko made his season debut.UP NEXTGolden Knight: At Boston on Sunday.Canadiens: At Edmonton on Tuesday night. DENVER (AP) — Derick Brassard only needed to take a right and walk a few steps to join his new team.From one dressing room to the other — about as short a journey as a traded player can have. No way for the forward’s luggage to get lost, either.The Colorado Avalanche acquired the 31-year-old Brassard and a conditional sixth-round draft pick Monday at the NHL trade deadline from Florida for a 2020 third-round selection. Colorado only gets the sixth-round pick if the team re-signs Brassard, a pending free agent at the end of the season.Brassard made his Colorado debut Monday night against his former squad Ryan Dzingel Jersey , just a few hours after the move.“I’m really excited to be here and trying to do my best to help this team,” said Brassard, who wore No. 18 for the Avalanche. “We’re in a tight playoff push right now and I feel like I can help this team.”Brassard briefly took the ice in Denver for the Panthers‘ morning skate but was pulled off with the trade about to happen. He then made the trek to the home locker room. It was a move similar to one in Ottawa, where Matt Duchene was traded to Columbus last Friday. The Senators then played the Blue Jackets that night.This marked the second time Brassard has been traded in the past month after going from Pittsburgh to Florida. Even more, it’s the fifth time he’s been dealt overall.He knew this deal was about to happen. That’s why he packed most of his things, knowing he likely wouldn’t be returning to Florida.“Just before we got on this road trip, I knew Colorado was talking to my agent and stuff,” Brassard said. “I knew it might’ve happened. I’m just really excited not to have to go anywhere with my suitcase and stuff. That’s good.”This was a deal the Avalanche could swing without giving up one of their prized first-round picks in the upcoming draft or a top prospect in their system.“We were looking at the big picture Womens Tom Pyatt Jersey , but part of the picture is we’d like to make the playoffs,” general manager Joe Sakic said. “This team deserves a chance for a little boost to try to help get there.”As for trying to extend Brassard’s contract, that’s a conversation for later, Sakic maintained.“We want to try to get in the playoffs and see where it goes,” he said. “Performance is going to dictate everything.”Usually a center, Brassard knows that particular spot is stacked in Colorado. It was the same way in Florida and he was moved to the wing, where he had one goal and three assists in 10 games with the Panthers.“I’ll play anywhere as long as it’s the right fit for everyone,” said Brassard Jordan Nolan Jersey Womens , the sixth overall pick by the Blue Jackets in the 2006 draft. “I’m just going to try to go out there and have fun. Try to keep it simple.”More than anything, the 6-foot-1, 202-pound Brassard brings playoff know-how. He’s suited up in 90 postseason games with the New York Rangers, Ottawa and Pittsburgh.“I’ve played in some big games,” Brassard said. “The core of this team is still really young. I’m going to try to bring that experience.”