Suzuki's Late-game Heroics Lift Canadiens To Dramatic 3-2 Ot Win Over Panthers

suzukis lategame heroics lift canadiens to dramatic 32 ot win over panthers

Nick Suzuki scored his second of the game 29 seconds into overtime as the Montreal Canadiens came back for a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in the second game of a home-and-home on Tuesday night.

Suzuki also tied the game with 8.4 seconds remaining in regulation.

Josh Anderson also scored for Montreal 35-30-9 and Sam Montembeault stopped 25 shots.

Lane Hutson earned three assists to pad that total to 57 this season, passing Chris Chelios for second-most by a rookie defenseman in NHL history.

Mackie Samoskevich and Niko Mikkola scored for Florida 44-26-4, which was swept in four games against Montreal this season. The Canadiens also beat the Panthers 4-3 in Sunrise, Florida, on Sunday.