About last night: Caufield gets two points in 3-2 OT loss to Isles

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Cole Caufield scored his 25th goal and added an assist to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 overtime loss against the New York Islanders on Thursday at UBS Arena.

Kyle Palmieri scored the game-winner at 1:17 of overtime to give Patrick Roy's club the win. New York was dealt a blow when Noah Dobson left the game with an injury in the first period and did not return.

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The Hubs outshot the Isles 33-15. Sam Montembo made 30 saves in the loss.

Montreal opened the scoring late in the period. Caufield set up Jordan Harris on a one-timer and Juraj Slafkovsky served as a screen to open the 1-0 lead.

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In the second game, the islanders drew 1:1. Pierre Engvall drove around the attacking area and fired a shot from the high slot, beating Montembo to equalise.

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Also in the second round there was an unexpected fight between two unlikely pugilists: Brendan Gallagher and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. It was a battle between two veterans.

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The Habs and Isles traded goals in the third period. Montreal took the lead again on a confusing play by Caufield Varlamov, but the puck snuck under the net on the inside of the net and the puck appeared to be missed by the officials. But that nice goal gave the Habs a 2-1 lead. Mike Matheson hit the 60-point plateau for the first time in his career.

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The islands are back. Adam Pelech found the back of the net and Casey Cizikas tied the game at 2-2.

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After 60 minutes, the game ended in a draw. In three-on-three overtime, Kyle Palmieri hit a sharp-angled shot to give the Isles two much-needed points. They are still in the thick of the playoff race.

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As the season winds down, Harris is doing his part to stay in the defensive conversation. He has four points in his last two games. He was the top performer on the night according to Hockey Stat Cards.

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But in the liveblog comments, everyone had another quarterback on their minds. While the Habs were playing in Long Island, prospect Lane Hutson saw his college season end and Boston University fall to Denver. Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes was involved, so does that mean a signing is imminent? With three games left in the season, Hutson has a year to sign and burn on his entry-level contract.

The already overcrowded defense situation was about to become even more overcrowded.

3. “Third down, and the Habs were able to stay in the game and force OT against a team that played more. MSL should be pleased with that.” – Doug Kirkby

2. “Well, we're not playing for anything, but it would be nice to see them win.” – Haari Mich

1. “I didn't think the Habs could pull it off with a loss like that…” — Timothy Hawkins

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