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,

Patrik Laine scored 3:20 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat 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 for the Canadiens,

The Rangers are having a very disappointing season. And the Montreal Canadiens, meanwhile, were corrected the day before by the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 7-3 loss. If we combine all of this with the extremely tight standings in the Atlantic Division,