Nicolas Roy became the overtime hero with the goal that gave the visiting Vegas Golden Knights a 2-1 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday and evened their Stanley Cup playoffs semifinal series.
Roy, who was at the doorstep when Max Pacioretty sent the puck to the front of the net, buried his second chance in the scramble 78 seconds into overtime.
“That’s unbelievable,” said Roy, a native of Amos, Quebec, whose family was among the crowd of 3,500. “I always dreamed about scoring at the Bell Centre. Doing it in overtime in the series, the semifinals, it’s even better.