Overview
- Lane Hutson scored at 1:20 of overtime for his first OT goal and 13th of his career to seal Montreal’s 4-3 win.
- Samuel Montembeault stopped 24 shots for his second straight victory since his recall following a mid-December conditioning stint.
- Brendan Gallagher, Oliver Kapanen and Juraj Slafkovsky had Montreal’s regulation goals, with Phillip Danault recording two assists including on the winner.
- Dallas dropped a fifth straight game (0-2-3) as its home power-play drought reached 18 chances after a 0-for-3 afternoon, and Jake Oettinger fell to 0-1-2 in his last three starts.
- Montreal heads home to face Calgary on Wednesday, while the Stars open a six-game trip Tuesday at Carolina as coach Glen Gulutzan preaches patience and Jamie Benn awaits evaluation for a facial injury.