Nick Suzuki scored his second of the game 29 seconds into overtime as the Montreal Canadiens came back for a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in the second game of a home-and-home on Tuesday night.

Montreal moved two points ahead of the New York Rangers, breaking a tie for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference. Niko Mikkola and Mackie Samoskevich scored, and Vitek Vanecek made 18 saves for the Panthers (44-26-4), who had won three of five.

Nick Suzuki scored the tying goal with 8.4 seconds left in regulation and later the overtime winner as Montreal beat the Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday.

Suzuki, who has 81 points (26 goals and 55 assists), is the first Canadiens player with 80 points in a season since Alex Kovalev had 84 points (35 goals, 49 assists) in 2007-08.

In a parallel universe, Montreal Canadiens goalie Sam Montembeault would have shut out the visiting Boston Bruins instead of settling for a 4-1 win on Thursday night.

Holding a two-point edge for the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot, the Montreal Canadiens look to stretch their winning streak to four games Saturday night when they host the Philadelphia Flyers.