Overview
- New York erased deficits of 3-0 and 4-2, with Will Cuylle and J.T. Miller scoring 36 seconds apart before Miller sealed it on a 4-on-3 power play at 2:56 of overtime after a Jake Evans slashing call.
- The result ended the Rangers' 0-1-2 stretch and, per local reporting, moved them past Montreal in the standings to pull even with Pittsburgh at 36 points in the Eastern Conference wild-card race.
- Artemi Panarin converted a first-period penalty shot, marking the Rangers' first successful penalty shot since 2015.
- Scorers for New York were Miller (2), Cuylle and Noah Laba, while Montreal got goals from Zach Bolduc, Arber Xhekaj, Jake Evans and Josh Anderson.
- Igor Shesterkin made 12 saves for the Rangers, Jacob Fowler stopped 21 shots in his second NHL game for the Canadiens, and the night featured a tribute to 1970s–80s Rangers alumni.