Laine scores in OT to give Canadiens 5-4 win over Rangers

MONTREAL (AP) — Patrik Laine scored 3:20 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday night.

Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for the Canadiens, who trailed 4-3 heading into the third period. Jakub Dobes had 23 saves, including two highlight-reel stops before Laine ended the game, to improve to 5-0 for his career.

Alexis Lafrenière, Will Cuylle, Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider scored, and Adam Fox had two assists for the Rangers, who snapped a two-game win streak. Jonathan Quick, who was in search of his 400th career NHL win, made 33 saves.

The Rangers' Matt Rempe and the Canadiens' Arber Xhekaj dropped gloves and exchanged punches early in the second period.

Rangers: New York extended its point streak to eight games (5-0-3).

Canadiens: Montreal fell behind by one goal on four separate occasions, only to respond and tie the score each time.

Slafkovsky accepted a beautiful feed from linemate Cole Caufield before crashing into the goal, knotting the game at 4-4 with 7:08 left in regulation. It was Slafkovsky’s second goal in his last three games after having gone 10 straight games without a goal.

Lane Hutson had an assist on Slafkovsky’s goal, extending his point streak to eight games (one goal, 11 assists) — a franchise record for rookie defensemen.

Rangers host Ottawa on Tuesday to open a four-game homestand, and Canadiens host Tampa Bay to finish a three-game homestand.

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New York Rangers' Arthur Kaliyev (34) tries to knock the puck into the net behind Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) as Canadiens' Lane Hutson defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

New York Rangers' Mika Zibaneja ,93, reacts to a goal by teammate Will Cuylle,,as Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) reacts during the first period NHL hockey action in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

New York Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere, left, scores on Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

New York Rangers' Will Cuylle (50) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens, in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher (11) scores on New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick as Rangers' K'Andre Miller (79) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

New York Rangers' Chris Kreider, right, looks for a rebound as Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) is scored against by Rangers' Mika Zibanejad during second-period NHL hockey game action in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) looks on after being scored against by New York Rangers' Chris Kreider (20) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) stops Montreal Canadiens' Nick Suzuki (14) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens' Nick Suzuki (14) moves in against New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky (20) scores against New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) as Rangers' Vincent Trocheck (16) defends during third-period NHL hockey game action in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky (20) scores against New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) as Rangers' Vincent Trocheck (16) defends during third-period NHL hockey game action in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) stops New York Rangers' Filip Chytil as Canadiens' Alexandre Carrier (45) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey gamein Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens' Patrik Laine (92) celebrates with teammates Cole Caufield (13), Mike Matheson (8) and Arber Xhekaj (72) after scoring against the New York Rangers during overtime period NHL hockey game action in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens' Patrik Laine (92) embraces goalie Jakub Dobes, left, after defeating the New York Rangers in an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens' Patrik Laine (92) scores against New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) during overtime period NHL hockey game action in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting with oil executives at the White House on Friday in hopes of securing $100 billion in investments to revive Venezuela’s ability to fully tap into its expansive reserves of petroleum — a plan that rides on their comfort in making commitments in a country plagued by instability, inflation and uncertainty.

Since the U.S. military raid to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, Trump has quickly pivoted to portraying the move as a newfound economic opportunity for the U.S., seizing tankers carrying Venezuelan oil, saying the U.S. is taking over the sales of 30 million to 50 million barrels of previously sanctioned Venezuelan oil and will be controlling sales worldwide indefinitely.

On Friday, U.S. forces seized their fifth tanker over the past month that has been linked to Venezuelan oil. The action reflected the determination of the U.S. to fully control the exporting, refining and production of Venezuelan petroleum, a sign of the Trump administration's plans for ongoing involvement in the sector as it seeks commitments from private companies.

It's all part of a broader push by Trump to keep gasoline prices low. At a time when many Americans are concerned about affordability, the incursion in Venezuela melds Trump’s assertive use of presidential powers with an optical spectacle meant to convince Americans that he can bring down energy prices.

The meeting, set for 2:30 p.m. EST, will be open to the news media, according to an update to the president's daily schedule. “At least 100 Billion Dollars will be invested by BIG OIL, all of whom I will be meeting with today at The White House,” Trump said Friday in a pre-dawn social media post.

Trump is set to meet with executives from 17 oil companies, according to the White House. Among the companies attending are Chevron, which still operates in Venezuela, and ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, which both had oil projects in the country that were lost as part of a 2007 nationalization of private businesses under Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez.

The president is meeting with a wide swath of domestic and international companies with interests ranging from construction to the commodity markets. Other companies slated to be at the meeting include Halliburton, Valero, Marathon, Shell, Singapore-based Trafigura, Italy-based Eni and Spain-based Repsol.

Large U.S. oil companies have so far largely refrained from affirming investments in Venezuela as contracts and guarantees need to be in place. Trump has suggested on social media that America would help to backstop any investments.

Venezuela’s oil production has slumped below one million barrels a day. Part of Trump's challenge to turn that around will be to convince oil companies that his administration has a stable relationship with Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez, as well as protections for companies entering the market.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum are slated to attend the oil executives meeting, according to the White House.

Meanwhile, the United States and Venezuelan governments said Friday they were exploring the possibility of r estoring diplomatic relations between the two countries, and that a delegation from the Trump administration arrived to the South American nation on Friday.

The small team of U.S. diplomats and diplomatic security officials traveled to Venezuela to make a preliminary assessment about the potential re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, the State Department said in a statement.

Trump also announced on Friday he’d meet with President Gustavo Petro in early February, but called on the Colombian leader to make quick progress on stemming flow of cocaine into the U.S.

Trump, following the ouster of Maduro, had made vague threats to take similar action against Petro. Trump abruptly changed his tone Wednesday about his Colombian counterpart after a friendly phone call in which he invited Petro to visit the White House.

President Donald Trump waves as he walks off stage after speaking to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)