National Hockey League Playoff Game Capsules

New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Martin St. Louis scored at 6:02 of overtime to give the New York Rangers a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. Montreal tried to clear the puck out of the zone at the left point with several bodies fighting there, but Carl Hagelin was able to keep it in and fed the puck over to the right circle. St. Louis took the pass in the clear and picked his spot, firing a high shot over Dustin Tokarski for the win and a 3-1 lead in the series. It was the first time the home team won in this series. The Rangers are now one win away from their first appearance in the Stanley Cup finals since winning it all in 1994, and they can close the series out in Montreal on Tuesday. Hagelin posted a goal and an assist, while Derick Brassard, who had missed the previous two games with an upper-body injury, returned to play and added a goal for the Rangers, who saw Henrik Lundqvist make 27 saves in the win. Francis Bouillon and P.K. Subban scored for the Canadiens, who will have to win three straight if they want to return to the Cup finals for the first time since winning it all in 1993. Tokarski stopped 26 shots in the loss.

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