And Nick Suzuki broke a nine-game scoring drought while Justin Barron and Kirby Dach added third-period goals
Mike Matheson scored the winning goal to lift the Montreal Canadiens to 4-3 overtime decision over the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon.
Nick Suzuki broke a nine-game scoring drought while Justin Barron and Kirby Dach added third-period goals. Mike Hoffman collected three assists.Brock Nelson, Bo Horvat and Matt Martin scored for the Islanders. Noah Dobson collected two assists.Montreal opened the scoring in the opening frame after Josh Anderson, double-teamed along the boards, found Rafael Harvey-Pinard. The winger then sent a pass across the crease for Suzuki to put the Habs up 1-0 at 12:57.
The Islanders found themselves on the man-advantage after Mike Hoffman took a slashing call with 2:31 remaining in overtime. The goal was reviewed for an offside on Hoffman by the referees, leaving both teams waiting in the tunnels for several minutes.
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