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NHL: Montreal 6, Nashville 5 (SO)

NASHVILLE, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Shootout goals from Paul Kariya and Saku Koivu Thursday night boosted the Montreal Canadiens to a 6-5 win over Nashville.

Jaroslav Halak stopped Peter Forsberg's bid to continue the shootout as the Canadians finished off a rally and won their third straight.

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Montreal forced overtime when Sergei Samsonov scored with 48 seconds remaining in regulation.

Nashville owned a two-goal lead on three occasions, but lost for the third time in four games.

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