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When Jesperi Kotkaniemi showed up for his post-game video conference Saturday night at the Bell Centre he was wearing a hooded Canadiens jacket and a mask because of COVID-19.
When he took off the mask, he had a huge smile on his face.
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The same smile we saw so much during his rookie year two seasons ago, but not so much since.
Kotkaniemi had reason to smile after picking up an assist and finishing plus-2 in 13:59 of ice time, while also winning 13 of the 15 faceoffs he took in the Canadiens’ 7-1 rout over the Winnipeg Jets.