MONTREAL — Roman Hamrlik scored
1:32 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens extended their winning
streak to four games with a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on
Monday night.
Hamrlik took Tomas Plekanec's centering flip pass from the right side on a 2-on-1 and put a shot into the open left side.
Jeff Tambellini drew New York even for the second time 15:24 into the third with his second power-play goal of the game.
Jaroslav Halak made 29 saves in his fourth straight start for the Canadiens (6-5-0), who finished a 4-2 homestand.
Travis Moen, who assisted on Jaroslav
Spacek's goal in the first, got his third goal 7:44 into the third
period to put the Canadiens up 2-1. Glen Metropolit assisted on both
Montreal goals.
Mike Cammalleri, who scored his third
career hat trick Saturday, extended his points streak to five games
with an assist on Moen's third goal of the season which restored
Montreal's one-goal lead.
Moen began the play that led to his
goal behind the Islanders' net when he passed the puck along to
Cammalleri, who darted towards the left corner before turning back to
fire a centering pass to Moen, who redirected the puck past Martin
Biron.
Spacek scored 13:34 into the first as
the Canadiens beat the Islanders at the Bell Centre for the second time
in five days, including a 5-1 win on Thursday.
Biron stopped 28 shots for New York
(1-4-5). Biron made 38 saves in Thursday's loss, which began the
Islanders' current 0-1-2 skid.
John Tavares, the top overall pick
in the June draft at the Bell Centre, was held without a point for a
fourth straight game. He recorded four goals and three assists in New
York's first six games.
Islanders captain Doug Weight did not make the trip. Weight, who is suffering flu-like symptoms, missed his third straight game.
Canadiens forward Maxim Lapierre's
face had a close call with Brendan Witt's skate blade when he tripped
the New York defenseman along the boards behind the Islanders' net 6:05
in. Lapierre left the game briefly to go to the dressing room before
returning.
Tambellini tied it at 1 with 1:42
left in the second when he cut hard to the net from the right side and
beat Halak between the pads with a shot along the ice for his second
goal.
Notes
Weight, who began the season
with a groin injury, has been limited to two assists in five games. …
G Carey Price sat for a fourth straight game after starting six of
Montreal's first seven games. Price, whose next appearance will be his
100th career game, is 2-4 with a 3.36 goals-against-average and a .886
save percentage.