Pacioretty's OT goal caps Canadiens' comeback win
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Max Pacioretty scored 3:43 into overtime, completing the Montreal Canadiens' 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.
Pacioretty put a wrist shot past Tim Thomas into the top left corner and then pushed Bruins captain Zdeno Chara as he skated behind him, touching off a wild scene in the right corner.
Montreal, which played its 3,000th NHL home game, tied it with two goals late in the third. Scott Gomez scored a power-play goal at 17:38 to ruin Thomas's shutout bid and draw the Canadiens to 2-1.
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Brian Gionta scored the tying goal with 47.7 seconds remaining in regulation, which brought on a huge ovation from the sold-out Bell Centre crowd.
Patrice Bergeron scored a pair of second-period goals for Boston, which killed a penalty in overtime after Blake Wheeler was called for hooking 10 seconds into the extra period.
Carey Price stopped 27 shots for Montreal.
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Thomas made 39 saves for the Bruins, who are tied with Montreal for the Northeast Division lead with 49 points.
Bergeron scored his ninth goal 4:18 into the second. He added his second of the game — his 10th — at 12:27.
Montreal had an apparent goal by Mathieu Darche disallowed 7:57 into the third. Referee Kevin Pollock initially pointed to the net after Darche batted a rebound of James Wisniewski's point shot out of the air and into the net off Thomas' left glove.
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Linesman Pierre Champoux immediately skated over to consult with Pollock, who then waved off the goal as he skated toward the official scorer with partner Stephane Auger. A video review upheld the referee's revised call.
Canadiens left wing Michael Cammalleri left the game in the second period with an undisclosed injury. He did not return.
NOTES: Bruins right wing Nathan Horton missed his first game of the season because of an undisclosed injury. ... The Canadiens have 1,833 wins, 748 losses, 382 ties and 37 non-regulation losses at home since joining the NHL as a charter franchise in 1917-18. ... Canadiens defenseman Roman Hamrlik returned after missing Thursday's shootout win over Pittsburgh with an undisclosed injury.