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Alexander Radulov scores winner, Canadiens beat Rangers in overtime

Members of the Montreal Canadiens pile onto Alexander Radulov after scoring the winning goal against the New York Rangers during overtime Game 2 NHL Stanley Cup first round playoff hockey action Friday, April 14, 2017 in Montreal. The Canadiens beat the Rangers 4-3 to tie the series at 1-1. Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press

Alexander Radulov scored at 18:34 of overtime to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Friday night.

Radulov jammed the puck in from the edge of the crease after a feed from Max Pacioretty.

The best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final is tied 1-1 with Game 3 set for Sunday night in New York.

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Trailing 3-2 in the third period, the Canadiens pressed hard and finally scored with 18 seconds left, with goalie Carey Price pulled, as Tomas Plekanec redirected a Radulov feed past Henrik Lundqvist to force overtime.

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Michael Grabner, Mats Zuccarello and Rick Nash scored for New York. Jeff Petry and Paul Byron also had goals for Montreal, which wasted early leads of 1-0 and 2-1.

Montreal outshot the Rangers 45-30 in regulation time and 58-38 overall.

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