The Montreal Canadiens returned home facing a six-game losing streak, but came out and dominated the opening 40 minutes en route to a 3-1 victory against a decimated New York Rangers team at the Bell Centre on Thursday night.
Charles Hudon had an assist and was clearly the best player on the ice. He was creating chances throughout the entire game.
Montreal scored first when Karl Alzner started the rush with a great outlet pass to Brendan Gallagher who drove the zone, left the puck to Paul Byron who found Tomas Plekanec on the doorstep just under seven minutes into the game.