Laine and Kirby Dach, his first purpose in 20 video games, scored for Montreal in regulation (11-14-3). The Canadiens rebounded after blowing a two-goal lead on house ice Saturday evening towards the Washington Capitals, successful their third sport of their final 4 outings.
Laine scored his third power-play purpose in 4 video games since his return from harm on Dec. 3. He additionally collected his first help of the season on Dach’s purpose. Nick Suzuki ran his level streak to seven video games, over which era he has accrued 10 factors.
Sam Montembeault made 27 saves for the Canadiens within the win.
Troy Terry scored his team-leading seventh and eighth targets of the season for the Geese (10-13-3). Lukas Dostal made 19 saves as Anaheim dropped its third straight sport of a four-game street journey.
Jacob Trouba made his Geese debut after being traded by the New York Rangers to Anaheim on Friday for defenceman Urho Vaakanainen and a 2025 fourth-round draft decide. The 30-year-old blueliner was paired with Cam Fowler, enjoying 22:35 and delivering 5 hits.
Geese: Anaheim dropped its eighth one-goal sport of the season, accounting for half of the staff’s general losses.
Canadiens: Montreal received previous regulation for the third time this season, however solely their first in a shootout.
Dostal’s misplay of the puck behind his personal internet allowed Juraj Slafkovsky to feed linemate Dach, who fired the puck into an empty internet to tie the sport 2-2. The purpose got here simply 11 seconds after Terry’s second of the evening had given the Geese their first lead of the sport.
By gathering an help on Laine’s power-play purpose within the first interval, Lane Hutson established the longest level streak by a rookie defenceman in Canadiens historical past. His seven straight video games with at the least a degree surpasses Chris Chelios and Glen Harmon, who every had six-game streaks with Montreal.
Geese: Go to the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.
Canadiens: Host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.
