MONTREAL – – The New York Rangers scored on their first two shots on goal to earn a 7-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

Filip Chytil led the Rangers with two goals, both on the power play. Mika Zibanejad, Jonny Brodzinski, Reilly Smith and Braden Schneider scored the remaining goals in New York. Igor Shesterkin stopped 21 shots for the win.

Nick Suzuki scored twice for the Canadiens. They were his first goals of the season.

Sam Montembeault started in goal for Montreal, but was replaced by Cayden Primeau after conceding four goals on ten shots. Primeau made 32 saves in relief.

Takeaways

Montreal held NHL scoring leader Artemi Panarin to an assist, but the Rangers – who have yet to suffer a regulation loss this season – showed their superior depth.

The Canadiens were unable to compensate for the absences of Juraj Slafkovsky and Kaiden Guhle, both sidelined with upper-body injuries.

Key moment

This match was effectively over when Zibanejad opened the scoring after 54 seconds and Brodzinski made it 2-0 at 2:05.

Key stat

Montembeault was pulled after Chytil scored a power play goal, giving the Rangers a 4–0 lead 11:05 into the game.

Next

The Rangers host the Panthers on Thursday. The Canadiens host the Blues on Saturday.

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