Canadiens dominate Jets to remain undefeated at home

It does not matter that stops pucks for the chandail des canadiens. The offense did more than enough to fill the opposing net.

Tomas Fleischmann scored twice and added an assist and David Desharnais contributed a goal and two assists to lift the Canadiens to a 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night at the Bell Centre.

It marked the 12th time in 13 games this season as Montreal (11-2-0) scored at least three goals in a game and the sixth time he has scored at least four goals.

"Every goalkeeper will not complain about scoring team goals," said rookie goaltender Mike Condon, who made 18 saves for his fourth win in as many starts. "We're playing well defensively and that results in crime. I am very happy for that and it is very enjoyable to watch."

Condon was the unexpected starter after it was announced Sunday morning that Carey Price would miss next week with an injury to his lower body.

"I'm not going to try to be Carey. I do not think anyone can, "said the 25-year-old Condon." I'll just try to keep the place warm for him. "

The Jets (7-4-1) could not generate much against Canadians and saw their two-game winning streak snapped.

"We were not very good," said coach Paul Maurice Jets. "They were really good. I can not tell you if they were really good because we were really bad, or vice versa. We simply have not break, and here. "

Second goal shorthanded breakaway Paul Byron in as many games got the offense going for Montreal, which remains undefeated at home this season ice.

Jeff Petry crushed a Winnipeg Canadians input into the end, allowing Torrey Mitchell to get the puck up ice. The rapid Byron beat Andrew Ladd at the blue line and Jets skated in alone before deking Hutchison and beat the glove side at 6:34 of the first period.

Fleischmann put the Canadians ahead 2-0 at 4:26 p.m.. Desharnais carried the puck into the Jets zone on the right side and held off a defender as it goes forward. Hutchison made the save on Desharnais but Fleischmann picked up the rebound and tucked it past the left side of the goalkeeper.

The ice was still wet when Fleischmann scored his second of the night just 35 seconds into the second period. The rapid movement of the puck got the puck out of the end of the Canadians and the winger, whose snapshot of the right circle beat Hutchison.

"Just good enough support on the ice," said Fleischmann success of his line, picking up where it left off after a night of seven points in Calgary on Friday. "We help each other. It is a formula Simple but it works for us. "

Desharnais extended lead of two and a half minutes of Montreal later, during an attempt to compensate by Tyler Myers developed a turnover for Canadians. max pacioretty jersey. Desharnais shooting just outside the circle was stopped by Hutchison, but the center picked up the loose puck and covered just under the crossbar.

Hutchison who chased the net after allowing four goals on nine shots.

"We just were not ready, we came back pretty quick in the game, I thought we were fighting the puck all night and could not get anything going offensively still," said Hutchison.