Cole Caufield scored at 3:21 of overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Thursday night for their third straight victory since the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Caufield put the puck between his legs to get around Macklin Celebrini,

Cole Caufield scored 3:21 into overtime to lift the host Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 victory over the reeling San Jose Sharks on Thursday.

MONTREAL -- Cole Caufield scored at 3:21 of overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 win against the San Jose Sharks at Bell Centre on Thursday. Caufield dragged the puck between his legs to get around Macklin Celebrini in the left face-off circle before shooting over Alexandar Georgiev ’s right pad.

Cole Caufield’s overtime goal propelled the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Thursday.

Will Smith had a goal and an assist, but Cole Caufield's beautiful overtime-winning goal led the Montreal Canadians to a 4-3 win on Thursday.

Montreal had the puck in Carolina's zone, and Caufield poked the puck free to teammate Patrick Laine. Laine then found an open Nick Suzuki, who skated up and fired home a wrist shot to give the Canadiens a three-goal margin. Following the goal, the Canadiens posted on social media, announcing that Caufield had made history with his assist.

After a pretty offensive first period, the Montreal Canadiens earned a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks in overtime on Thursday night at Bell Centre. It was the team’s third straight win coming out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break.

MONTREAL — Montreal Canadiens players admitted they weren’t nearly on top of their game Thursday against the bottom-dwelling San Jose Sharks, but the NHL club still managed to pull out a 4-3 overtime win on home ice.