The NHL Trade Deadline came and went with no action from the Montreal Canadiens. Many circled the Canadiens as possibly the most active team at this year’s deadline. However, Kent Hughes decided to stay the course and give his players a chance to make the playoffs with the group they had in the room.

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How will those players impact their new teams? When will they play meaningful minutes at the NHL level? Here are scouting reports on eight big names.

Brandon Mountour had the fastest goal in NHL overtime history, scoring his second goal of the game four seconds into overtime to give the Seattle Kraken a 5-4 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.

Chandler Stephenson pushed the face-off forward to Montour, who slipped behind Montreal’s defense for a breakaway and fired a snap shot over Jakub Dobes ’ glove for his fourth point of the game (two goals, two assists).

Kraken defenseman Brandon Montour's game-winning goal four seconds into overtime tied the NHL record for fastest goal in history as Seattle rallied for 4-2 third period deficit in the third period for a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens.