Patrik Laine scored 3:20 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 5-4. Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for the Canadiens,
Here are three takeaways from yet another painful overtime loss by the New York Rangers, this one against the Montreal Canadiens.
Jonathan Quick’s stellar performance wasn’t enough for the New York Rangers to escape Canada with two points as they lost 5-4 in overtime to the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night. Both the Rangers and Canadiens are in the heat of the playoff hunt, so there were high stakes going into this matchup.
The New York Rangers are getting one of its leaders back. On Tuesday, the team activated forward Chris Kreider from injured reserve. The 33-year-old was reportedly suffering an upper-body injury.