Canadiens go OT to gain early edge; Montreal downs Flyers after tying it with 28.6 left.(Sports)

Byline: Associated Press

MONTREAL - Tom Kostopoulos scored 48 seconds into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night in the opening game of their second-round series.

Kostopoulos put his own rebound past Martin Biron shortly after a face-off in Philadelphia's zone for his third goal of the playoffs.

Alex Kovalev drew Montreal even with 28.6 seconds remaining in regulation, scoring a power-play goal off a face-off with goalie Carey Price pulled for an extra attacker. Flyers center Jeff Carter's stick broke as he lost the face-off to Saku Koivu, and Kovalev beat Biron with a shot into the top …