In Montreal, Brandon Tanev ended a back and forth game with the Canadiens when he scored in extra time to give the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 win.
“I think Teddy made a great play in taking the puck to the net and I was fortunate enough for the rebound just to kind of come out to my stick there,” Tanev said.
Matt Murray made 26 saves in the win.
“I thought [Murray] was terrific,” Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan said. “He made some big stops. The breakaway [save] he made in the third period was a huge save for us. Those are game-changing saves, so I thought he made some big saves at key times for us throughout the course of the game. I think Matt’s game is trending the right way. I think his last couple of starts have been pretty solid, tonight I think was his best.”
Artturi Lehkonen struck for both Habs goals.
The Canadiens are -4-1 in their last five.
“Obviously, it’s not fun, no one wants to lose, but we have a really tight-knit group in here,” Montreal’s Max Domi said. “And we’re battling some adversity right now, we have for parts of this year and we’ve overcome it. But at this point of the year you can’t let it drag on too much, so we’ve got to find ways to get those two points. At the end of the day we got one point tonight, it’s not what we wanted but it’s better than not getting any.”
Zach Aston-Reese and Bryan Rust scored in regulation for the Pens.
“The resiliency is phenomenal in this group and I think it starts with our leadership,” Tanev said. “They do a great job of getting us ready for the game and it’s a full 60-minute effort by a great group of guys in here, and we’re looking forward to getting back at it [Sunday].”
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Carey Price made 34 saves in the loss.
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