The Red Wings go up 3 in OT to top the Canadiens and stay alive in the playoff race

Moments after Shane Gostisbecher hit the post, Raymond took a pass from David Perron, found some space in front and beat Sam Montembol for his 30th goal of the season to tie the game.

Raymond then took a pass from Dylan Larkin and beat Montembo with 24.4 seconds left in overtime.

The Red Wings needed at least one point to stay in contention for the second wild card from the Eastern Conference into the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Red Wings and Washington Capitals, who beat the Boston Bruins 2-0 on Monday, each have 89 points, but Washington has more wins in regulation. Each team has one game on Tuesday.

JT Compher scored twice for Detroit (40-32-9). Alex Lyon made 17 saves.

Brendan Gallagher had two goals and three assists for Montreal (30-36-15). Montembo made 30 saves.

Komfer made it 4-2 Detroit with his second of the game at 15:59. At 10:38 of the third period, Alex DeBrincat scored from the left circle to make it 4-3.

Lane Hutson, making his NHL debut, had an assist when a center pass deflected off Jeff Petry and Gallagher, who tapped it in to give Montreal a 1-0 lead at 4:25.

Justin Barron made it 2-0 at 6:15, but Compher hit a rebound at 8:11 to put the Red Wings up 2-1.

Rafael Harvey-Pinard put Montreal up 3-1 at 5:15 of the second period, taking a pass from Evans and beating Lyon for his second goal of the season.

Gallagher scored his second of the game at 15:26 to make it 4-1 for Lyon after Evans forced a Simon Edvinsson substitution.