Dach pots OT winner to help Canadiens complete comeback win over Penguins
The Montreal Canadiens rallied in the third period to force overtime and then snatched a 3-2 overtime win from the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Bell Centre on Monday night.
Jeff Petry played his first game back at the Bell Centre. The defenceman took three penalties, including one in overtime that cost Pittsburgh the game.
Casey DeSmith made 36 saves and allowed three goals. Samuel Montembeault allowed two goals and made 26 saves for Montreal.
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The Penguins were millimetres away from taking an early lead. Danton Heinen grabbed a loose puck in the left faceoff circle and shocked Montembeault with a wrist shot but a video review showed the puck hit both goalposts without crossing the goal line.
After a scoreless first period, the visitors finally found net. Marcus Pettersson found Malkin with a cross-ice pass and the Russian netted his second goal of the season on the one-timer.
Malkin recorded his second goal of the game four minutes later. The centre hopped on Montembeault's rebound in the slot to give Pittsburgh a two-goal advantage.
With 2:26 remaining, Canadiens head coach called a timeout and pulled Montembeault. St. Louis chose wisely as Jonathan Drouin found Caufield with a cross-ice pass and the sniper levelled the score with a one-timer.
Petry took his third penalty of the game in overtime and it proved costly for the Penguins. Sean Monahan found Dach and the centre scored his first goal as a Hab to ice the game.
