Alexandre Texier, who recorded two assists for the Montreal Canadiens against the Carolina Hurricanes, opens his NHL account.
Alexandre Texier, the only French player in the NHL, has scored his first points of the new season in the North American professional league competition on Tuesday with the Montreal Canadiens. Against the Carolina Hurricanes, he recorded two assists. But Montreal lost with (6-4).
Alexandre Texier opened his NHL scoring account for the 2026-2027 season on Tuesday when the Montreal Canadiens hosted the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes. However, the French player and the Quebec franchise lost with 6-4 at home.
Texier was involved in two Montreal goals, both scored by Zachary Bolduc, in the first period. The Frenchman, still the only one playing in the NHL game this season, first laid the puck in front of the Hurricanes’ net with a long shot, tying the game at 1-1 after four minutes.
Montreal regains the lead but Carolina responds
Then, as the first quarter of an hour of play approached, he initiated the play that allowed Bolduc to give the Canadiens the lead again with (3-2). However, the Hurricanes pulled away with goals from Sebastian Aho, Mark Jankowski, and Taylor Hall.
Slovakian Juraj Slafkovsky did score for the Canadians late in the game, but the equalizing goal never come, and Carolina finished with a final goal scored into an empty net.
