Joel Armia scored in his first career NHL shootout attempt to seal a 4-3 Montreal Canadiens victory over the New York Islanders on Monday night at the Barclays Center.
Armia fired a wrist shot past Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss in the fifth round of the shootout to end the game after either team failed to score in the previous attempts. It capped a Canadiens comeback after falling behind 3-1 in the first period.
The Islanders opened the scoring in bizarre fashion when Casey Cizikas pounced on a loose puck and put it past Antti Niemi, who got the start for the Canadiens on Monday.