Armia scores hat trick as Canadiens rout reeling Capitals

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MONTREAL — Joel Armia scored his second profession hat trick and the Montreal Canadiens grabbed a 6-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday.

Nick Suzuki, Brendan Gallagher and Mike Hoffman additionally scored for Montreal. Mike Matheson collected two assists.

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Sam Montembeault made 24 saves because the Canadiens (31-42-6) snapped a four-game shedding skid.

Dylan Strome and Nicklas Backstom scored for the Capitals.

Darcy Kuemper made 25 saves as Washington (34-35-9) misplaced its third straight.

Freshly eradicated from playoff rivalry, the Capitals performed brief one man. Ahead Anthony Mantha was dominated out with a lower-body damage and wasn’t changed within the lineup.

Strome grabbed a unfastened puck that discovered its manner behind Joel Edmundson, zoomed alongside the boards and scored his twentieth purpose of the season for Washington 5:30 into the sport.

The Canadiens responded with 4 second-period objectives. Suzuki reached the top of Edmunsson’s clearance on the penalty kill to create a breakaway and tied the sport at 3:42.

Montreal took the lead with a second short-handed purpose at 7:52 when Armia whipped in a wrister from the left faceoff circle.

Drouin then positioned Gallagher within the slot with a backhand go behind the web to get the Habs up 3-1.

Armia scored his second of the evening, sending a slap shot previous Kuemper, giving Montreal a 4-1 lead by the second intermission.

Washington reduce its deficit to 2 objectives on the facility play at 14:27 of the ultimate body. Strome discovered Backstrom within the slot to attain his seventh of the season.

Armia accomplished his hat trick in an empty internet then, with 17 seconds remaining, Hoffman added a sixth Montreal purpose from the left face-off circle.

PRIDE NIGHT

The Canadiens held their seventh annual Satisfaction evening and wore pre-game jerseys, set to be auctioned off in help of Montreal’s LGBTQ+ group. Ahead Denis Gurianov didn’t take part. The Canadiens stated in a press release that Gurianov cited household causes.

“We don’t know what the repercussions are (in Russia),” stated Habs coach Martin St. Louis earlier than the sport. “I’m not judging (Gurianov) as a result of I’ve by no means walked in his footwear so I respect his choice.”

“I believe we are able to help the group and the league’s choice to carry these nights, to advertise inclusivity and respect,” added Brendan Gallagher. “We are able to additionally respect our teammate’s choice, the place again in Russia they’ve propaganda legal guidelines, to guard his household.”

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