Shea Weber, Artturi Lehkonen, Andrew Shaw and Jordie Benn scored for the Canadiens, who are in first place in the Atlantic Division. Chris Kreider scored and Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves for the Rangers, who have lost three of their past four. With the Rangers trailing, 3-0, Lundqvist made two strong saves on Pacioretty early in the third period before the Rangers got on the board. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Canadiens got off to a fast start, outshooting the Rangers, 11-6, in the opening period. Weber then sent a wrister toward the net that deflected off Rangers defenseman Adam Clendening for Weber’s 15th goal at 12:41.

Source: New York Times March 05, 2017 03:33 UTC