Cole Caufield scored the tying goal with 20 seconds remaining in the third period and tallied again with three seconds left in overtime, fueling the host Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday.

Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson used his body to make a save at one end of the ice after Montreal pulled its goalie for an extra attacker. He then wired a stretch pass to Caufield, who beat Juuse Saros with a wrist shot from the left circle to level the contest.

Caufield capped the comeback by one-timing a centering feed from captain Nick Suzuki for his second multi-goal performance in as many games and his fifth goal in the past three contests overall. Oliver Kapanen scored early in the third period, Hutson had two assists and Jakub Dobes made 17 saves for t

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