Jonathan Quick made 33 saves but was denied his 400th NHL win; he would be the first U.S.-born goalie to reach the mark. Alexis Lafreniere, Will Cuylle, Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider scored, and Adam Fox had two assists for New York (22-20-4), which has points in eight consecutive games (5-0-3).
Patrik Laine scored 3:20 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 5-4. Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for the Canadiens,
But coach Peter Laviolette wasn't ready or willing to confirm if either player would be in the lineup on Tuesday night.
Patrik Laine scored in overtime to give the host Montreal Canadiens a thrilling 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.
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.
Jonathan Quick’s stellar performance wasn’t enough for the New York Rangers to escape Canada with two points as they lost 5-4 in overtime to the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night. Both the Rangers and Canadiens are in the heat of the playoff hunt, so there were high stakes going into this matchup.
The NY Rangers moved their point streak to eight games but fell short in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night.
Patrik Laine scored 3:20 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday night.
Coming back from behind four times, the Montreal Canadiens’ first lead against the New York Rangers was Patrik Laine's 5-4 OT winner.
Both Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad, the two longest-tenured players on the roster, have been involved in trade rumors for the better part of this season. What could Drury get in return for them? A player that can accelerate them now or go after draft capital.