Mikhail Sergachev scored with 27 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Utah Hockey Club a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Sergachev’s goal came after a pass from Nick Schmaltz, who had two assists. Dylan Guenther scored a goal and added an assist, while Jack McBain also found the net. Karel Vejmelka made just 11 saves for Utah, which had lost four out of its last five games.
For the Canadiens, Jayden Struble and Alex Newhook scored, and Sam Montembeault made 26 saves in the final game of their four-game homestand (2-1-1).
Utah went on its fourth power play at 4:18 in the second period, but it was Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak who hit the crossbar during a short-handed breakaway.
Just five seconds after the power play ended, Schmaltz passed the puck from behind the Montreal net to Clayton Keller along the side wall. Keller found Guenther in the left circle, and Guenther scored with a one-timer for his 10th goal of the season, marking his 100th NHL game.
However, Utah’s lead didn’t last long. The Canadiens quickly responded when defenseman David Savard stopped the puck at the blue line and passed it to Cole Caufield, who sent it to Struble. Struble skated into the high slot and beat Vejmelka with a wrist shot, tying the game 1-1 at 8:05 in the second period. It was Struble’s second goal in as many games, after going scoreless in the first 14 games of the season.
The Canadiens took the lead early in the third period. At 46 seconds, Dvorak chased down a dump-in and passed the puck from below the goal line. The puck hit Vejmelka’s skate and bounced into the crease, where Newhook scored to make it 2-1.
McBain tied the game 2-2 at 4:17 with a one-timer off a pass from Logan Cooley, scoring for the third consecutive game.
Utah went 0-for-4 on the power play in the game.
