Rangers, Montreal Canadiens and Laine
Patrik Laine scored in overtime to give the host Montreal Canadiens a thrilling 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday. Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak both collected one goal and one assist,
Gallagher and Christian Dvorak set each other up on the Canadiens' first two goals of the contest. This was Gallagher's fourth multi-point effort of 2024-25, and he was able to snap a nine-game point drought in the process.
Laine’s game-winner came moments after Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck were stopped point-blank by rookie goalie Jakub Dobes. It also sent the Rangers to their second overtime loss in four games after blowing a third-period lead to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.
The National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety has indeed announced a sanction following the game between the Montreal Canadiens and Utah HC.
Rangers veteran Chris Kreider, the longest-tenured member of the team, scored his 15th of the season late in the second period to give his club the lead; the Rangers took the 4-3 lead into the second intermission, setting up a tense third period.
Lane Hutson can set a franchise record for the longest point streak by a rookie defenceman at eight games with a point tonight against the Rangers.
After two highlight-reel saves by his netminder Jakub Dobes, Patrik Laine scored the overtime winner as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday night at Bell Centre.
After a 1-0 win in the shootout over Columbus, the New York Rangers look to continue to build as they visit the Montreal Canadiens.