Cayden Primeau earns 41-save shutout as Canadiens blank Blue Jackets 3-0
MONTREAL — Cayden Primeau made 41 saves, and the Montreal Canadiens shut out the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre.
Brendan Gallagher, Juraj Slafkovsky, Joshua Roy all scored in the opening six minutes for Montreal (25-30-10), which jumped out to a commanding lead and didn’t look back to snap a two-game losing skid.
Primeau earned his second career shutout with the performance.
Elvis Merzlikins allowed three goals on four shots for Columbus (22-33-10) before getting the hook. Daniil Tarasov stopped all 19 shots the rest of the way.