Heineman opened the scoring for the Canadians at 7:08 of the first period when he beat Talbot with a wrist shot that deflected off Erik Gustafsson's stick.
Kane tied the game at 13:27 by beating Montembeault in the upper part of the shield side with a shot from a tight angle.
The Red Wings nearly took the lead at 18:04. Lucas Raymond lobbed the puck over the net and it bounced off Montembeault's helmet before settling behind his neck without ever crossing the goal line.
Evans scored shorthanded to give Montreal a 2-1 lead at 18:31, but Veleno tied the score at 19:27 by redirecting a Jeff Petry shot.
Motte gave the Red Wings a 3-2 lead at 1:40 of the third period by pushing a Rasmussen pass into the back of the net after forcing a turnover deep in Montreal territory.
“I don't think anyone was worried when they took the lead,” revealed Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle. “We were buzzing around (Talbot) and playing very well. »
Arber Xhekaj tied the game 3-3 at 8:42, scoring his first goal of the season with a wrist shot from the left circle.
Laine gave the Canadians a 4-3 lead on a power play. His slapshot smashed Moritz Seider's stick before beating Talbot at 12:02.
“I wouldn't want to have to block one of his shots,” Evans said. It looks so easy when he does that. »
Alexandre Carrier played 18:38 in his first game with the Canadiens, including 3:10 shorthanded, a day after being acquired from the Nashville Predators for Justin Barron.
“He was very good tonight,” said Guhle, his blue line partner. “I didn't know him much, but he has a very good skating ability and he plays quickly with the puck.
“He still has to learn our system, but it’s nice to play with him. »
The Canadiens ended the evening with two even-strength goals, one on the power play and one on the penalty kill.
“Our power play was neutralized and they counted on the penalty kill and the power play towards the end of the game,” said Lalonde. That largely explains our defeat, our ineffectiveness on special teams. »
NOTES : Evans suffered a cut to his face in a collision with Kane in the third period, but he did not need stitches and continued in the match. … Without defensive partner Simon Edvinsson, who is out with an upper-body injury, Seider was used for 27:17, including 4:46 on the power play and 3:01 on the penalty kill. He finished the game with a plus-1 differential and two shots on goal.
