MONTREAL — Mike Matheson scored in overtime to lift the Montreal Canadiens over the New York Islanders 4-3 on Saturday.
Nick Suzuki broke a nine-game scoring drought, while Justin Barron and Kirby Dach added third-period goals. Mike Hoffman collected three assists and Samuel Montembeault made 27 saves. Their final game wearing their "retro reverse" light blue uniforms was also the Canadiens' first win in the alternate garb, going 1-6-1 this season.
Brock Nelson, Bo Horvat and Matt Martin scored for the Islanders, and Noah Dobson collected two assists. Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves as New York suffered back-to-back losses.