Habs' Shootout Win Ties Them for Atlantic Lead

0:00It's April 8th. This is NHO News today, powered by AI, your team, your update. Montreal Canadians pulled off a thriller against the Florida Panthers, winning 4-3 in a shoot-out after Nick Suzuki buried a gain-time goal. With just 21 seconds left in the third period, Lane Hudson rushed the zone, drew the goalie out, and fed Suzuki for the open net tap in that forced overtime. The game stayed tight all night, with Ivan Demadov and Philip Denalt also lighting the land for Montreal, while Jarage Slavkovsky dished two helpers. Florida got goals from Carter Verhage, E2 Lua Starnin, and Cole Reinhardt, but couldn't hold the leads they grabbed three times. This victory catapults the haves into a three-way tie for first in the Atlantic Division, all at 102 points with Buffalo and Tampa Bay. Tampa failed 6-2 to Ottawa last night, and if the season ended now, lightning hold the top seat on tiebreakers, sabers right behind. Montreal's Jakub Dobs stood tall with 30 saves, snapping a three-game skid after their

1:04eight-game win streak in its Sunday. Florida's the Neil Tarrasov, stop 29, but dropped their third straight, playing without Matthew Tekachuk, who's back home for his first child's. Barth. Habs keep climbing that Atlantic ladder, staying right in the mix for playoff positioning as the season winds down.