ATLANTA — Marc-Andre Bergeron scored late in the third period to tie it, then again in overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Monday night.
The Canadiens won their second straight on a seven-game road trip after losing five in a row at home.
Bergeron also scored on a power play with 1:45 left in regulation to tie the game and beat Atlanta goalie Johan Hedberg after passes from Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Markov.
Nik Antropov and Rich Peverley scored in the third period to put the Thrashers up 3-2.
The Thrashers set a team record with 50 shots, more than double Montreal's 23.
Plekanec and Andrei Kostitsyn each scored in the second period to give the Canadiens a 2-1 lead.
Michael Cammalleri assisted on both goals and Plekanec assisted on Kostitsyn's.
Ilya Kovalchuk 20th goal came with 17 seconds left in the first period to put Atlanta up 1-0. He beat Montreal goalie Jaroslav Halak on a tip-in off a shot by Ron Hainsey. Atlanta outshot the Canadiens 18-3 in the period and 36-13 after two periods.
Notes
The Canadiens recalled LW Benoit Pouliot from Hamilton of the AHL. … Atlanta GM Don Waddell spoke with Kovalchuk's agent, Jay Grossman, during the weekend about a long-term deal, but nothing came of it and they said they will talk again after the holidays. "We hit a little snag right now," said Waddell, who remained optimistic about keeping Kovalchuk, scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent after the season. … The Thrashers open a 7-game road trip on Wednesday in Boston.