Kovalchuk brought a victory

“Montreal Canadiens” in the regular season of the National hockey League on home ice in overtime beat “Toronto maple leafs” with the score 2:1 (0:0, 0:0, 1:1, 1:0).

the Main time ended in a draw – 1:1. Among the distinguished guests John Tavares (42-I minute), and the owners of the ice – Marco Scandella (58). The victory of the “Canadiens” brought the Russian forward Ilya Kovalchuk, who scored the puck in the second minute of overtime.

“Montreal” won the third victory in a row with 61 points and occupies the 11th place in the Eastern conference, and Toronto, the victim a third defeat in their last five games, it also claimed the eighth spot, with 66 points.