The playoff race in the Eastern Conference is looking like it is going to be tight all season long, so even in December, games like Saturday night’s against the Montreal Canadiens, a competitor for one of the two available wild-card playoff spots, are huge for the Rangers.

So J.T. Miller’s power-play goal in overtime that delivered the Rangers a come-from-behind 5-4 win was massive. The goal was the second of the game for Miller, who blasted in a one-timer off a pass from Mika Zibanejad from the right circle, as the Rangers bounced back from an awful performance in their last game, a loss in Chicago. They rallied from 3-0 down in the first period.

Jake Evans was called for slashing at 2:29 of the overtime period, giving the Rangers a 4-on-3 power play.

Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin st

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