NEW YORK (AP) — JT Miller scored his second power play goal of the game at 2:56 of overtime as New York Rangers rallied to beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Saturday night.
Will Cuylle, Noah Laba And Artemi Panarin also scored to help the Rangers end a three-game streak (0-1-2). Mathieu Robertson And Conor Sheary each had two assists, and Igor Shesterkin made 12 saves.
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Zach Bolduc, Arber Xhekaj, Jake Evans And Josh Anderson scored for Montreal in its third defeat in four games (1-2-1). Nicholas Suzuki And Lane Hutson each had two assists, and Jacob Fowler made 21 saves.
In the extra period, Miller beat Fowler for his ninth goal to give the Rangers the victory after trailing 3-0 and 4-2.
The teams combined for eight goals in the first 28 minutes, then none before overtime.
Cuylle and Miller scored in a 36-second span early in the second period to tie the score 4-4. Cuylle got his ninth at 7:22 and Miller tied it at 7:58.
Bolduc opened the scoring with 7:19 left in the first period with his seventh. Xhekej made it 2-0 with his first play with 5:50 left in the period, and Evans took a three-goal lead 2:08 later with his fifth.
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Laba then beat Fowler on the power play with 1:11 left in the first period to put the Rangers on the board.
Panarin scored on a penalty shot 19 seconds later to make it 3-2.
Anderson restored the lead to two goals at 3:17 of the second, beating Shesterkin on a one-timer.
The Rangers honored players from the 1970s and 1980s. Participants included a Hall of Fame defenseman Brad ParkSwedish stars Anders Hedberg And Ulf Nilsson as well as members of the family of Rod Gilbert, Jean Ratelle And Vic Hadfield. Herb Brookswho coached the Rangers from 1981 to 1985, was represented by his son Dan.
To be continued
Canadiens: host Edmonton on Sunday night.
Rangers: Host Anaheim Monday night.
