The Canadiens extended their winning streak to three after returning from vacation, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 in Montreal on Tuesday.
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After two hard-fought periods, Martin St-Louis’ team started the third period with three goals. The match was thus out of reach for Luke Richardson’s team, who returned to Bell Center after assisting the last three CH pilots.
Jake Allen blocked 19 pucks while opponent Jaxson Stauder suffered his first loss of his career in his fourth start after giving up four times on 31 shots.
Jonathan Drouin once again shone with three assists. He has nine in his last six games.
final touch
The Canadiens led 1-0 after 40 minutes. It was Finland’s Joel Armia who scored the insurance net in the third leg.
It was the first goal since January 7 for Armia, who had missed almost a month between their last two goals. Jonathan Drouin has his 11th assist in his last 12 games in the streak.
David Savard and Christian Dvorak then got on target with 53 seconds remaining in the match.
Justin Barron was the game’s top scorer, scoring in the first half. He was only the second guard after Arber Xhekaj to red-light the power play this season. It was also his second goal of the season, the first coming against the New York Islanders on Saturday.
In summary
Josh Anderson is having some good times these days. He has had four goals and seven points in his last nine games. On Tuesday, he added more to the spirit of the team by defending his captain, Nick Suzuki, who came under a harsh – but legal – attack from Connor Murphy. However, he received a 17-minute penalty at the end of his fight.
Seth Jones played his 700th career game for the Blackhawks. He has a total of 76 goals, 361 points and a difference of -88 so far.
Another visiting full-back, former Canadian Jarred Tinordi, left the game in the first half. He didn’t return to the game after that, injured.
The Habs return to action Thursday when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes.