Byron scores winner in overtime as Canadiens topple Canucks 2-1
VANCOUVER — Carey Price and the Canadiens cooled down what little momentum Vancouver built up recently with back-to-back wins.
Price made 27 saves and Paul Byron scored in overtime as Montreal defeated the Canucks 2-1 on Tuesday night at Rogers Arena.
The loss snapped a modest two-game win streak for the Canucks after picking up road wins in southern California. Vancouver (28-31-7) desperately needed the points to keep its fading playoff hopes alive. They are now seven points back of St. Louis for the second wild card spot after the Blues beat the Wild 2-1 on Tuesday.
“It’s disappointing and frustrating. It would have been huge for us in the standings,” said Michael Chaput, who scored Vancouver’s lone goal in the game. “Now we have to think about Thursday’s game and get back to it.”