MONTREAL – Saturday’s 5-2 road win over the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre wasn’t just the Rangers’ third straight victory. It was the third consecutive game in which, despite some characteristic shaky stretches, the Blueshirts mostly looked like the better team.
Chris Kreider (two goals, assist), Derick Brassard (goal, two assists), Derek Stepan (goal, assist) and Keith Yandle (two assists) overpowered injury-riddled and reeling Montreal and goaltender Mike Condon, who was pulled after two periods. The Blueshirts’ power play scored twice more (Kreider and Stepan), marking the first time all season the Rangers’ man advantage has scored multiple power-play goals in consecutive games.