Mika Zibanejad gave New York a 1-0 lead with the first shot 54 seconds into the first period. Artemi Panarin, who extended his season-opening point streak to six games (six goals, seven assists), started the game with a pass to the right point, where Adam Fox fed Zibanejad for a one-timer from the top of the left circle. .

“It’s crazy, in our zone, some big blocked shots, and all of a sudden we go down and score,” Rangers defenseman Braden Schneider said. “And as soon as we open one up, our team gets that confidence and we start bringing it to the net more, and tonight they went in.”

“When we get going, we have so many very skilled players and guys who are willing to work all over the ice. So once we feel it, I think we’re a pretty scary team.

Jonny Brodzinski made it 2-0 at 2:05. He was left alone in front of the Montreal net, where he beat Montembeault on a feed from Adam Edstrom.

Reilly Smith moved the score to 3-0 at the 6:40 mark, taking the puck from Canadiens rookie defenseman Lane Hutson in the neutral zone before breaking in and firing a shot under Montembeault’s glove.

Chytil scored a power-play goal to give New York a 4-0 lead at 11:05, tapping in Smith’s pass as he drove to the net.

Montembeault, who made six saves on 10 shots, was replaced after the goal by Cayden Primeau, who made 32 saves.

“It’s definitely on us,” Suzuki said. “It looks like we gave them a few goals. You can’t do that against such a good team. They found a way to shut it down and it was hard for us to come back.