Bo Horvat’s overtime goal allowed the Islanders to beat Canadians 4-3 – Hockey Writer – Montreal Canadian

In Thursday’s showdown, the Montreal Canadiens had a slight advantage over the New York Islanders, scoring another three-pointer in the playoff game. However, after a tough 4-3 defeat in overtime, the lead has now been shortened to just one small point. The Islanders’ victory brought them truly close to Montreal, with 14 games left now.

The Islander, now in a three-game winning streak, is bidding to show signs of life within the range of the last wildcard in the East. They are building momentum in perfect moments after winning the last three games, including a key victory over Montreal. With only a few games left, New York is fighting teeth and nails to close the gap and make a late push, determined to bring its way back to the playoff photos.

Game review

The first goal of the game started with the stick of the Islander Anthony Duclair. The Quebec scored his seventh goal of the season, just 5:37 after Anders Lee’s pass in the first phase alone. Habs’ reaction didn’t take too long, and at 11:58, Joshua Roy took advantage of Ilya Sorokin’s bad rebound to improve things. This is Roy’s first goal in the NHL since March 12, 2024.

Canadians think they took the lead in the second stage, but Nick Suzuki’s goal was swung over an offside violation. The Islanders then regained their lead at the end of the second phase. Simon Holmstrom scored his second goal in the game thanks to a strong one.

Early in the third^ND The goal of this season. Just two minutes later, Patrik Laine brought the deficit back with a small goal with a controversial goal, which brought the Habs.

With 5:44 left in the game, Brendan Gallagher beat the goal, took advantage of the turnover, broke the freedom, played the goalkeeper alone and scored. His 17-year-old^Th Montreal has tied the game up in overtime this season. Horvat decided to shoot the game 2-to-1 and ended with his second goal.

Due to this loss, Canadians are now 33-27-8 and will hope to return to the victory bar when they are at home on Saturday against the Colorado avalanche. Now, the Islanders are now 32-28-8, facing the Calgary flames on Saturday. It is worth noting that the Islanders have two of the three games between the two teams this season. All three games ended in overtime.