Noah Laba , Artemi Panarin and Will Cuylle scored, Connor Sheary and Matthew Robertson each had two assists, and Igor Shesterkin made 13 saves for the Rangers (16-13-4), who snapped a three-game losing streak.

The Rangers owned the first half of the first period, getting multiple grade-A chances, including two in the first two minutes from Braden Schneider and Mikka Zibanejad. The Canadiens didn’t even have a shot on goal for the first 12 minutes of the game.

With Montreal’s goaltending struggling, Jacob Fowler has been recalled. Check out who will star in Penguins vs Canadiens game on Thursday.

Rookie phenom Ivan Demidov has recorded a helper in five consecutive games, finding some serious chemistry on the second line alongside Juraj Slafkovsky and fellow rookie Oliver Kapanen. Additionally, both he and Suzuki are on the team's top power-play unit, which has operated at an impressive 25.6% clip, good for fifth in the league.

The Eastern Conference standings are ridiculous. Only eight points separate the first-place Carolina Hurricanes and 15th-place Columbus Blue Jackets. The Pittsburgh Penguins currently hold the last wild-card spot with 35 points, but there are seven teams within three points of the Pens.

The Montreal Canadiens lost one of their former players.

The famous quote from Mike Tyson is, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”