Laine led off, scooping up a loose puck on the boards and notching an unassisted Columbus goal while both teams skated 4-on-4. But overall, you could feel it the whole game, it wasn’t as connected, the intensity.”Īfter a scoreless first period, Columbus and Montreal traded a pair of goals in the second. The second period, we had some push there. “I saw a lot of mental mistakes tonight - just not as sharp, just not connected,” Blue Jackets coach Pascal Vincent said.

Patrik Laine and Yegor Chinakhov scored for Columbus, and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 27 for Columbus, which has lost two of its last three outings. It’s nice to have different points of attack and different strategy of attack, and we’re working on it.”

'There are plenty of ways to get the puck to the other end, and you’re not always going to be able to possess it across the blue line. “I thought tonight (in the) second, third, we execute in the neutral zone, and it’s a big difference,' Montreal coach Martin St. The Canadiens have beaten Columbus in their last four match-ups, dating back to 2017. NHL, Columbus Blue Jackets, Montreal CanadiensĬOLUMBUS, Ohio - Joel Armia scored the go-ahead goal with nearly three minutes left in the third period to rally the Montreal Canadiens over the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Wednesday night for their third road win in four games.Īlex Newhook, Cole Caufield and Gustav Lindström also scored, Mike Matheson added two assists, and Sam Montembeault stopped 26 shots for Montreal, which ended its five-game road trip 3-2.

Joel Armia's third-period goal lifts Canadiens over Blue Jackets 4-2

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