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Juraj Slafkovsky scores first goal, Arber Xhekaj lays the boom in wild Canadiens win

The Montreal Canadiens embarrassed the Arizona Coyotes with a 6-2 win at the Bell Centre on Thursday, giving the home crowd a show for the ages in this young NHL season.

The Canadiens' young core shined as they scored, punched, taunted and waved their way to a dominant victory to improve their record to 3-2-0.

Here are the highlights of a memorable night under the bright lights in Montreal.

Xhekaj ragdolls Kassian

Habs rookie defenseman Arber Xhekaj has officially introduced himself to the NHL.

The Canadiens jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, and Arizona forward Zack Kassian went out looking to give his team a spark by riling up his opponents.