MONTREAL (AP) — Cayden Primeau made 41 saves for his second career shutout as the Montreal Canadiens blanked the Blue Jackets 3-0.
Brendan Gallagher, Jurai Slafkovsky and Joshua Roy scored for the Canadiens, with all the goals coming in the first 5:48 — and the last one leading to Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins getting pulled. Merzlikins stopped one of four shots.
Daniil Tarasov took over in net for Columbus and made 19 saves.
Both of Primeau’s shutouts have come this season. He only needed to make 13 saves when the Canadiens beat Anaheim 5-0 on Feb. 13.