In Montreal, the visiting Vancouver Canucks bounced back from a dismal loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday with a 5-2 win over the Canadiens. 
After a scoreless first period, the Canucks struck three times in the middle frame to take a 3-0 lead into the third.
Connor Garland got the second period outburst going at 6:15Â for a 1-0 lead to the Canucks.
Ilya Mikheyev pushed the advantage to 2-0 midway through the frame.
Dakota Joshua then ballooned the lead to 3-0 with 2:03 left in the second.
Montreal broke through in the third when Mike Mathesoncut the deficit to 3-1 at 6:46 off the power play.
Montreal dropped to 8-5-2.
Brock Boeser potted an empty-net goal at 18:30 of the third for a 4-1 advantage for the Canucks, before Arber Xhekaj scored for Montreal to make it 4-2 at 19:11.
Brock Boeser scored a second empty=net goal for the 5-2 final with 18 left on the game clock.
Jake Allen made 30 saves and had an assist.
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