In Detroit, Lucas Raymond scored the tying goal for the Red Wings to extra time with the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Monday night. 
Raymond forced the extra session with s snap shot from the slot with 1:17 left on the game clock.
“It’s amazing that we could find a way to get two points again tonight,” Raymond said. “We obviously don’t want to put ourselves in that position, but this was huge.”
He scored his second of the game with 15 seconds left in the extra session for a 5-4 win.
“I thought [Larkin] was going for a breakaway, but he was tired, so I tried to jump into the play,” he said. “I was pretty tired, too, so I just want to get off a shot.”
The win keeps the Red Wings in the hunt for the second wild card in Easter ]n Conference.
Alex Lyon made 17 saves in the win.
Detroit moved to 40-32-9.
Montreal had a 4-1 lead headed to the third period before Detroit rallied with three in the third.
Brendan Gallagher scored to give the Canadiens a 1-0 lead at at 4:25 of the first period, scoring off a rebound. .
Montreal kept the pressure on, and Justin Barron pushed the lead to 2-0 at 6:15.
Detroit got that one back on a strike by J.T. Compher at 8:11 for a 2-1 deficit, scoring off another rebound in the game.
“We know that all we did tonight was give ourselves an opportunity to finish the job tomorrow,” Compher said. “All we can do is control our game, but we have a chance.”
Montreal dropped to 30-36-15.
In the middle frame, Montreal’s Rafael Harvey-Pinard scored at 5:15, for a 3-1 advantage.
Gallagher collected a double at at 15:26 of the second, after a turnover by Detroit.
“We did a pretty good job of silencing the crowd for most of the game,” Gallagher said. “They got a couple goals, got a couple octopuses on the ice, and the building really got going.”
In the third third period, Compher collected his double to start the Detroit rally at 15:59.
Detroit trimmed the deficit to 4-3 on a strike by Alex DeBrincat, scoring from the left circle.
Sam Montembeault made 30 saves in the loss.
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