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.

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.

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.

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.