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 had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored ... Alexis Lafrenière, Will Cuylle, Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider scored, and Adam Fox had two assists for the Rangers, who snapped ...

Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored ... Alexis Lafrenière, Will Cuylle, Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider scored, and Adam Fox had two assists for the Rangers, who snapped ...

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.

Coming back from behind four times, the Montreal Canadiens’ first lead against the New York Rangers was Patrik Laine's 5-4 OT winner.

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 had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored ... Alexis Lafrenière, Will Cuylle, Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider scored, and Adam Fox had two assists for the Rangers, who snapped ...

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 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.

Many Habs fans are criticizing Matheson these days, and even though several people from the hockey community have come to his defense, nothing carries more weight than the one who just defended Matheson: captain Nick Suzuki. During his media availability ...

Suzuki recorded a goal and two assists in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Devils. Suzuki got involved in each of the team's three goals Saturday, but his spectacular performance wasn't enough ...

Fortunately, captain Nick Suzuki delivered a strong performance last night, as he contributed to each of the three goals of the Canadiens. With his three points (one goal and two assists), Suzuki reached the 50-point milestone this season (15 goals and 35 ...