Farrell did not register a shot on net over 15:34 of ice time in Tuesday's 5-0 loss to Detroit.
With injuries mounting, Montreal head coach Martin St. Louis had Farrell open on the top line with Nick Suzuki and Jesse Ylonen. The TOI was Farrell's high since coming from the NCAA to Montreal. The rookie winger has one goal on three shots and failed to register a shot on net in two of his four games.
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Canadiens' Sean Farrell: Scores first NHL goal
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Farrell scored his first career goal in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Panthers.
Farrell opened the scoring 1:23 minutes into the first period, firing a puck toward the net that snuck by Alex Lyon. It's Farrell's first NHL goal in just his second game. Farrell, a fourth-round pick in 2020 and one of the Canadiens' top prospects, logged 20 goals and 53 points in 34 NCAA games this season with Harvard. The 21-year-old winger should get an extended look down the stretch as Montreal looks to the future.
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Canadiens' Sean Farrell: Non factor in NHL debut
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Farrell did not register a shot over 13:03 of ice time in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Flyers.
Farrell made his NHL debut Tuesday after his Harvard Crimson were eliminated from the NCAA Hockey Tournament by Ohio State last week. He was set up for his introduction, skating on the second line with Jonathan Drouin and Denis Gurianov, but failed to make an impact. Notably, a few hours before the game when asked about Farrell's readiness for primetime hockey in the NHL, head coach Martin St. Louis told Arpon Basu of The Athletic, that it was was a question for general manager Kent Hughes.
