Montembeault makes 30 saves, Canadiens defeat Golden Knights for 3rd straight win

Zack Bolduc, Juraj Slafkovsky, and Cole Caufield each had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens (13-7-3), who have won three straight games.

Mark Stone scored for the Golden Knights (10-6-8), who have lost four in a row (0-2-2). Akira Schmid made 15 saves.

Bolduc gave the Canadiens a 1-0 lead during a delayed penalty at 14:30 of the first period when he buried a cross-ice pass from Slafkovsky.

Caufield pushed it to 2-0 at 2:05 of the second period, roofing a sharp-angle snap shot from along the goal line over Schmid’s right shoulder.

Jake Evans extended the Canadiens’ lead to 3-0 on a breakaway at 3:36 of the third period.

Stone cut the deficit to 3-1 at 15:16, finishing in tight after receiving a pass from Mitch Marner.

Slafkovsky added an empty-net goal at 18:03 for the 4-1 final.