Patrik Laine’s scoring streak also continued against the New York Rangers.
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Patrick Laine decided early on Monday morning Finnish time for Montreal’s overtime victory against the New York Rangers with a score of 5–4.
This time, the goal was not created by superiority, but at the end of Laine’s excellent performance. The Finn brought the puck into the area by deflecting the first player, used the puck With Kaiden Guhle and finally nailed the puck into the net from a Canadian defender’s pass.
Rangers keeper Jonathan Quick made 33 saves in the match. The win would have been the 400th of a US goalie’s career in history, and he would have been the first US goalkeeper to achieve the feat.
The Rangers were on top of the game for a long time, but the Canadiens managed to cancel out their opponent’s lead each time. He was responsible for the team’s 4–4 draw Juraj Slafkovskyfor whom the hit was the sixth of the season.
In the end, Laine’s 12th goal of the season brought victory to Montreal. In the last five games, the Finn has scored 4+1 points.
Montreal has won three of its last five games and is in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, just outside of a playoff spot.
In the other games of the NHL night, the Dallas Stars defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–1. Miro Heiskanen got one assist point to his account, having been in top form lately by Jason Robertson to the finish line.
The Ottawa Senators, on the other hand, defeated the New Jersey Devils with a score of 2–1.