Canadiens Stomp Red Wings, 5-0
MONTREAL (AP) — Carey Price made 24 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-0 on Saturday night to extend their winning streak to four games.
Phillip Danault, Paul Byron, Shea Weber, Andrew Shaw and Max Pacioretty scored to help NHL-leading Montreal improve to 13-1-1. Shaw added two assists for his first multipoint game with the Canadiens.
Jimmy Howard gave up five goals on 25 shots for Detroit before being replaced by Petr Mrazek at the start of the third period. Mrazek made 12 saves in relief. The Red Wings dropped to (8-7-1).
Montreal has opened with 10 straight victories at Bell Centre, a franchise record for consecutive home victories to start a season. The previous record was established in 1953.
Danault, playing in just his second game at center, got Montreal on the board at 4:17 of the first period. After Shaw's initial shot squeaked by Howard, Danault had a tap-in. Danault has five goals in 15 games this season, after scoring four goals in 53 previous career NHL games.
Byron made it 2-0 just a few minutes later. He went top shelf on a breakaway after the puck bobbled on Niklas Kronwall at the blue line.
Weber capped Montreal's dominant first period with a power-play goal with a minute left, giving Howard no chance on a blistering one-timer from several feet inside the zone. Weber has five of the team's 10 power-play goals this season.
Shaw put the game out of Detroit's reach at 15:13 of the second period. Eight seconds into Montreal's third power play of the evening, Alex Galchenyuk's slap shot from the point went off Shaw's left skate and in for the winger's first goal since the season opener on Oct. 13.
Pacioretty made it 5-0 at 16:49 of the second.
NOTES: Galchenyuk had two assists to extend his point streak to four games. Alexander Radulov, with an assist on Weber's goal, also extended his point streak to four games. ... Brian Flynn (upper-body injury) was a late scratch for Montreal. David Desharnais, who was a healthy scratch last game, centered the fourth line in Flynn's absence. ... Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha made his season debut.
UP NEXT:
Detroit: The Red Wings return home to face Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.
Montreal: The Canadiens are at Chicago on Sunday night.
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