Sam Montembeault stopped three breakaways and made 37 saves as the Montreal Canadiens stunned the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Tuesday night, snapping New Jersey’s six-game home winning streak.

Defenseman Johnathan Kovacevic and Nick Suzuki scored in a 1:13 span in the second period to put Montreal ahead. Justin Barron, Rem Pitlick and Mike Matheson also scored for the Canadiens, who snapped a two-game skid despite getting 18 shots.

red wings 3, capitals 1 >> Pius Suter scored twice, Robert Hagg ended a 75-game goal drought and Detroit stayed hot by beating Washington.

hurricanes 4, blues 1 >> Andrei Svechnikov scored twice in the first eight minutes to break a 19-game goal drought and Carolina beat St. Louis.

lightning 6, ducks 1 >> Nick Paul scored the first of four Tampa Bay goals in a span of 5:55 in the second period, and Brayden Point scored his 200th NHL goal as the Lightning dealt Anaheim its sixth straight loss.

AValanche’s makar in concussion protocol >> Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar is back in concussion protocol after taking contact to his head for a second time in under two weeks.