Max Pacioretty’s second goal of the game, on a breakaway 19 seconds into overtime, lifted the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night.
Pacioretty took a pass from Jeff Petry and skated in on Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen for the win. It was the fifth straight overtime game for Montreal, which improved to 3-0-2 in the stretch.
Pacioretty has 33 game-winning goals since 2013-14, trailing only Washington’s Alex Ovechkin (35) during that stretch. It was his second in two nights, having scored the winner in overtime Tuesday in Nashville.
Dallas’ Esa Lindell scored with 2:47 left in regulation time to tie the game.