Canadiens 4, Ducks 3
MONTREAL -- Lucas Lessio's late goal lifted the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre.
Torrey Mitchell, Alex Galchenyuk and Mike Brown also scored for Montreal (34-34-6).
Jakob Silfverberg scored twice for Anaheim (40-23-9), who also got a goal from Corey Perry.
Mike Condon made 30 saves while John Gibson stopped 19 shots for the Ducks.
Mitchell opened the scoring at 8:28 of the first period. After Joel Hanley pushed the puck up the left boards, Tomas Plekanec carried it into the Ducks' zone, stopping just inside the blue line before wristing a shot that Mitchell, in a battle with an Anaheim defender, deflected up and past Gibson for his ninth of the season.
Hanley, in his second NHL game, picked up his first NHL point with his assist.
Silfverberg tied it when Ryan Kesler fed him at the Canadiens' blue line and the winger skated into the slot, firing a squeaker through Condon's pads at 14:30.
Perry gave the Ducks their first lead less than two minutes into the second period. Ryan Getzlaf dished off to Cam Fowler at the blue line. The Ducks defenseman skated down to the left circle, sending a quick pass to Perry, who easily put in behind Condon.
With the goal, Perry recorded his sixth 30-goal campaign, tying him with Paul Kariya for second most in franchise history.
Some nifty passing by the Canadiens tied the game at 8:58. A heads-up play by Greg Pateryn at the blue line kept the puck in the zone. The defenseman quickly dished off to Max Pacioretty at the circles and the Montreal captain wasted little time in sending it over to Galchenyuk, uncovered in the circle, for the one-timer.
Brown scored his first in a Montreal uniform to put his team ahead just over a minute later. Hanley got his stick on a Ducks clearing attempt and the puck found its way to Brown in close in the slot.
Silfverberg's second of the night tied at 11:59 when he picked up Ryan Kesler's rim around the boards and skated into the slot before wristing one glove side past Condon.
Lessio picked up his first with the Canadiens to restore the lead at 8:13 of the third period. After falling behind the Anaheim net, Brown quickly got back on his feet before sending a short feed to Lessio at the side of the net, with the winger tucking it in for his third career NHL goal.
NOTES: Ducks LW David Perron didn't make the trip to Montreal, returning to Anaheim for an MRI after suffering a shoulder injury on Sunday. ... C Mike Santorelli drew back into the lineup after sitting the last three games, appearing in his 400th NHL game. D Clayton Stoner was the Ducks' lone healthy scratch. ... Canadiens D P.K. Subban missed his sixth game with a neck injury but participated in the team's morning skate in a non-contact jersey and could be available for the next game on Thursday in Detroit. ... Montreal RW Sven Andrighetto missed a second game with an upper-body injury.