MONTREAL — Anton Lander scored 1:47 into overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ second goal of the game tied it with 25 seconds left in regulation time while Edmonton was playing with an extra attacker.
Matt Hendricks also scored for the Oilers (16-31-9), who are 2-2-0 so far on a six-game road trip that takes them to Ottawa on Saturday and Winnipeg on Monday.
Lander banged in the winner from the doorstep, while Nugent-Hopkins took a puck off defenceman Andrei Markov’s skate and scored on a spin-around shot from the slot to force the extra period.
Christian Thomas, Alex Galchenyuk and Max Pacioretty scored for Montreal (35-15-4), which ended a three-game winning run.
At 16:25 of the first frame, Jacob de la Rose forced a turnover and Thomas swept in on the left side to wire a shot to the top corner. It was a first NHL goal and point for the son of former star Steve Thomas. De la Rose also got his first career point with an assist.
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