February 15, 2025
The Rangers blow the lead late with a 5-4 overtime loss at the Canadiens
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The Rangers blow the lead late with a 5-4 overtime loss at the Canadiens

MONTREAL (AP) — Patrick Laine scored 3:20 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday night.

Brendan Gallagher And Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki And Juraj Slafkovsky also scored a goal for the Canadiens, who trailed 4-3 early in the third period. Jakub Dobes had 23 saves, including two highlight-reel stops, before Laine ended the game, improving to 5-0 for his career.

Alexis Lafreniere, Will Cuylle, Mika Zibanejad And Chris Kreider dotted, and Adam Fox He provided two assists for the Rangers, who snapped a two-game winning streak. Jonathan Quicklooking for his 400th career NHL win, made 33 saves.

Takeaways

Rangers: New York extended its point streak to eight games (5-0-3).

Canadiens: Montreal fell behind by one goal four times, but responded each time with a goal of their own.

Key moment

Slafkovsky took a nice feed from linemate Cole Caufield before crashing into the goal, ending the game 4-4 with 7:08 left in regulation time. It was Slafkovsky’s second goal in his last three games after going ten straight games without a goal.

Key statistics

Lane Hutson He provided an assist on Slafkovsky’s goal, extending his points streak to eight games (one goal, 11 assists) – a franchise record for rookie defensemen.

Next

The Rangers host Ottawa on Tuesday to open a four-game homestand and the Canadiens host Tampa Bay to close a three-game homestand.

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