Filip Chytil scores twice, surging New York Rangers rout Montreal Canadiens 7-2

The New York Rangers scored connected their archetypal 2 shots connected extremity and cruised to a 7-2 triumph implicit the Montreal Canadiens connected Tuesday night.

Filip Chytil led the Rangers with 2 goals, some connected the powerfulness play. Mika Zibanejad, Jonny Brodzinski, Reilly Smith and Braden Schneider scored the different New York goals. Igor Shesterkin stopped 21 shots for the win.

Nick Suzuki scored doubly for the Canadiens. They were his archetypal goals of the season.

Sam Montembeault started successful extremity for Montreal but was replaced by Cayden Primeau aft giving up 4 goals connected 10 shots. Primeau made 32 saves successful relief.

Takeaways

Montreal held the NHL’s scoring person Artemi Panarin to an assistance but the Rangers — who person yet to endure a regularisation nonaccomplishment this play — displayed their superior depth.

The Canadiens were incapable to compensate for the lack of Juraj Slafkovsky and Kaiden Guhle, who are some sidelined by upper-body injuries.

Key moment

This crippled was efficaciously implicit erstwhile Zibanejad opened the scoring astatine the 54-second people and Brodzinski made it 2-0 astatine 2:05.

Key stat

Montembeault was pulled aft Chytil scored a power-play extremity to springiness the Rangers a 4-0 pb 11:05 into the game.

Up next

The Rangers big the Panthers connected Thursday. The Canadiens big the Blues connected Saturday.