Canadiens Hold Off Islanders for 5-3 Victory

Josh Anderson's Double Goal Performance Fuels Montreal's Win

Josh Anderson scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens held on for a 5-3 win over the New York Islanders.
Cole Caufield, Joel Armia and Christian Dvorak also scored for Montreal, while Sean Monahan, Nick Suzuki and Justin Barron pitched in with two assists each.
Brock Nelson scored twice for New York, which trailed 4-0 entering the third period but scored three times to make it a one-goal game.
Bo Horvat extended his point streak to a career-high 10 games with New York’s third goal.
The Canadiens held off some sustained pressure from the Islanders the rest of the way and Dvorak scored into an empty net with 22 seconds left.