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DETROIT — Coach Claude Julien says he needs more from Alex Galchenyuk as the Canadiens head into the playoffs, and he saw some good things Saturday night as Montreal closed the regular season with a 3-2 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Forget that Galchenyuk scored the winning goal in overtime. It was the fifth time this season he has accomplished that feat and he has scored six more goals on the power play. The big concern for the coach has been Galchenyuk’s play in even-strength situations.

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“We’re looking for the compete level and we saw that tonight,” Julien said. “We had him on a line with (Steve Ott and Andreas Martinsen) and they’re two hard-working guys and he worked hard to keep up with them.”

“I’m trying to play my best and help the team and now we’re going into the playoffs to chase our dream,” Galchenyuk said. “We have a great team and I love the matchup against the Rangers. They beat us a couple of years ago and there are still guys in the room who were part of that and remember what happened.”