Juraj Slafkovský (20) of the Montréal Canadiens celebrates his goal with teammates Oliver Kapanen (91) and Ivan Demidov (93) during the third period against the Vancouver Canucks at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Monday.Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images
Mike Matheson and Juraj Slafkovsky scored goals 67 seconds apart to start the third period, propelling the Montreal Canadiens to a 6-3 win over the last-place Vancouver Canucks Monday night at Bell Centre.
Alexandre Carrier scored twice in a 20-second span in the second period for Montreal (26-14-6), which rebounded from a 4-0 home-ice loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.
Noah Dobson and Oliver Kapanen also found the back of the net for the Canadiens in the win, the team’s fourth straight against the Canucks.
Jakub Dobes, making his first start since Jan. 1, stopped 20 shots for Montreal. Dobes defeated Vancouver for the second time in as many outings this season.
Elias Pettersson, Evander Kane and Max Sasson accounted for the Canucks offence on the night.
Vancouver (16-24-5) has now dropped the first four games (0-4) of its season-long six-game Eastern Conference road trip. Overall, the Canucks have now lost seven straight and nine of their last 10 contests.
Nikita Tolopilo made 35 saves in his first appearance in goal for Vancouver since Dec. 8.
The Belarusian goaltender was recalled Sunday under emergency conditions from the Canucks’ AHL affiliate in Abbotsford, B.C.
The move was made necessary after starter Thatcher Demko was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury he suffered in his team’s 5-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Demko has returned to Vancouver to be further evaluated by the Canucks’ medical staff.