Monahan scores twice, including winner, as Flames edge Canadiens 3-2 in OT
MONTREAL — Missing Matthew Tkachuk to a suspension and having a back-up goalie in net wasn’t going to stop the Calgary Flames.
Sean Monahan’s second goal of the game 1:14 into overtime and 35 saves from David Rittich lifted the Flames to a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
It was only the third win in the last nine games for Calgary (15-12-2), which had to grind it out after losing in a shootout the night before in Toronto.
“Any win’s good,” said Monahan, who scored his 16th and 17th goals of the season. “Whatever way you get it, you take the two points and move forward.