Chris Kreider’s goal with under 29 seconds left in regulation has sent Game 3 to overtime. With Henrik Lundqvist pulled for an extra attacker, the Rangers furiously pushed for the equalizer after falling behind by a goal with 3:02 left. The Canadiens’ Danny Briere put his team in front when he banked a loose puck off Ryan McDonagh and in.
Kreider redirected a Dan Girardi shot off Montreal defenseman Alexei Emelin past Dustin Tokarski to force sudden death. His third of the postseason comes from Girardi and Derek Stepan. Stepan, who back in the first took a dangerous blindside hit from Brandon Prust, hasn’t shown any ill effects since going to the locker room. Fortunate for the Ranger side with Derick Brassard still out and Daniel Carcillo losing his mind by bumping a ref on an iffy penalty to earn a game misconduct and potential suspension.
The Canadien goal scorers are Andrei Markov and Briere. The Ranger goal scorers are Carl Hagelin and Kreider. Who will play the hero? Our OT picks:
Montreal-Brendan Gallagher
Rangers-Mats Zuccarello