Mika Zibanejad was a factor throughout the game and impressed Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette, even if it didn’t result in any offense.
Both the Rangers and Canadiens are in the heat of the playoff hunt, so there were high stakes going into this matchup. It was an up-and-down affair with New York and Montreal trad
Patrik Laine scored in overtime to give the host Montreal Canadiens a thrilling 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.
Alexis Lafrenière, Will Cuylle, Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider scored, and Adam Fox had two assists for the Rangers, who snapped a two-game win streak. Jonathan Quick, who was in search of his 400th career NHL win,
4. Big, BIG story. Warden Laviolette let Matt Rempe out of chains at Bell Centre for a large 7:18 minutes. The best thing that emerged from The Skating Giraffe's ice time is that when The Remper dresses, the Blueshirts almost never lose.
The Rangers are in no position to be letting winnable games slip through their fingers. A season-best point streak that reached eight games with a 5-4 overtime loss to the Canadiens on Sunday night at Bell Center is not nearly enough to erase the damage of the Blueshirts’ awful stretch from the end of November through December — but it’s a start to a much-needed turnaround that needs every point it can possibly get.
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,
Montreal's Patrik Laine scored 3:20 into overtime as Rangers goalie Jonathan Quick came up short in his bid to win his 400th career game. The Rangers are 5-0-3 in the last eight games.
The Rangers earned a point for the eighth straight game, falling 5-4 in overtime to the Canadiens. New York blew not one, not two, not three, but four one-goal leafs before seeing the second point go awry in the extra session.
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 latest of those home wins was an Igor Shesterkin gem, a 1-0 shutout that was decided in the shootout Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Rangers are 3-0-1 in their past four at home, and have allowed three goals in the three victories. They are once again back over NHL .500 at The Garden (10-9-2).
The New York Rangers extended their point streak to eight games, earning a hard-fought point despite a 5-4 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens.