The win was the fifth straight for Oettinger, who improved to 21-9-1 with a 2.35 goals-against average and .910 save percentage over 31 starts. Dallas next heads to Ottawa on Sunday for the second of a back-to-back set.

Patrik Laine scored in overtime to give the host Montreal Canadiens a thrilling 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday. Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak both collected one goal and one assist,

Robertson scored the only goal of the shootout while goalie Jake Oettinger stopped Patrik Laine, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki. Oettinger made 30 saves and Jamie Benn scored in regulation for Dallas. The Stars snapped Montreal’s three-game winning streak.

Dallas hung tough with Montréal through 65 minutes, opening the door for Jason Robertson and Jake Oettinger to lock up the victory

Patrik Laine was named the Molson Cup recipient for December. He got that because he was named the first star of the game four times in the month. His eight power-play goals at the time didn’t hurt and that’s still holding as a top performer with the man advantage in the league.

MONTREAL (AP) — Patrik Laine scored 3:20 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday night.

January 20 - Patrik Laine scored in overtime to give ... Matt Duchene had two assists, and Jake Oettinger made 33 saves. Marco Kasper supplied the goal and Alex Lyon stopped 21 shots for the ...

Robertson scored the only goal of the shootout while goalie Jake Oettinger stopped Patrik Laine, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki. Oettinger made 30 saves and Jamie Benn scored in regulation for Dallas.

The Canadiens were in Dallas on Thursday, looking to avenge their 2-1 shootout loss to the Stars on Saturday. Rookie Jakub Dobes was aiming to keep his perfect record intact, once again facing one of the top teams in the NHL.

When the Dallas Stars rolled into town last weekend, the Montreal Canadiens had a three-game winning streak going, but Peter DeBoer's men put an end to it with a 2-1 shootout win. Five days later, the Habs will be looking for revenge.

Patrik Laine scored 3:20 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday night.

Kirby Dach scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Tuesday night. Mike Matheson, Patrik Laine and Cole Caufield also scored for Montreal, which has won eight of its last 10.