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Wednesday 18 November
NHL Roundup
Canadiens come from 3 goals down to
beat Canucks in OT
MONTREAL (AP) — Mon- Fleischmann on a rush with 4-3. St. Louis Blues’ David Backes celebrates after scoring past Win-
treal’s David Desharnais a one-timer from the right Florida’s Aaron Ekblad nipeg Jets goalie Michael Hutchinson, left, during the second
scored 3:25 into overtime side. scored with 20 seconds left period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, in St.
to cap the Canadiens St. Louis’ Backes had two to give the Panthers a 1-0 Louis.
comeback from three goals and an assist to help win over state rival Tampa
goals down to beat Van- the Blues beat Winnipeg Bay. Associated Press
couver 4-3 on Monday. 3-2. Anaheim’s Carl Hagelin
The win moved the Ca- Blues coach Ken Hitch- broke out of a slump with a
nadiens nine points clear cock moved Backes up to goal and two assists, lifting
atop the NHL Atlantic Di- the first line with wingers the Ducks over Carolina
vision and level on points Tarasenko and Alexander 4-1.q
with the New York Rangers, Steen and the trio respond-
with the two teams already ed.
establishing themselves as Vladimir Tarasenko added
the Eastern Conference a goal and an assist for the
heavyweights. Blues.
Among other results, David Dustin Byfuglien and Bryan
Backes led St. Louis to vic- Little scored for the Jets,
tory over Winnipeg, and who have lost five straight.
the New York Islanders had New York’s John Tavares
a comfortable home vic- had two goals and an as-
tory against Arizona. sist to lead the Islanders
Vancouver looked in con- past Arizona 5-2.
trol after Adam Cracknell Frans Nielsen, Brock Nel-
and Jared McCann scored son and Steve Bernier also
in the first period and Dan- scored for the Islanders.
iel Sedin had a power-play Martin Hanzal and Mikkel
goal early in the second. Boedker scored in the third
Lars Eller and Max Pacio- period for Arizona. Hanzal’s
retty scored for Montreal, was just his third goal of
and Tomas Fleischmann — the season but boosted his
playing his 600th NHL game team-leading point total to
— tied the scores with 3:08 17.
left in regulation. Detroit’s Tomas Tatar
In overtime, Desharnais scored on a breakaway
completed a tic-tac-toe 2:04 into overtime to lift the
play with P.K. Subban and Red Wings over Ottawa
