Kovalev insures Habs win.

The Montreal Canadiens have started their pre-season games on a good note as they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Bell centre by the score of 3-2 in overtime.

Alex Kovalev was hot yesterday as he participated to every Montreal goals with one goal and two assists. He scored the winning goal himself in overtime on a brillant feed by Mark Streit. Some young players did well during the game as head coach Guy Carbonneau liked what he saw from his youth department.

The two teams will meet again this week, only this time the match is scheduled in Pittsburgh.

(Picture: Alex Kovalev, Andrei Kostitsyn. Getty images)