COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kirill Marchenko scored the deciding goal in a shootout and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Monday night.
Zach Werenski and Dmitry Voronkov had a goal and an assist, and Adam Fantilli also scored in regulation as Columbus extended its point streak to five games (3-0-2). Jet Greaves finished the game with 29 saves.
Lane Hutson had a goal and an assist and Josh Anderson and Oliver Kapanen also scored for Montreal, which has lost four straight (0-3-1) and six of seven (1-3-3). Jakub Dobes made 20 saves.
Kent Johnson also scored in the tiebreaker for Columbus, while Cole Caufield scored for Montreal.
After Marchenko gave the Blue Jackets the lead in the third round of the shootout, Greaves thwarted Ivan Demidov's attempt to preserve the victory.
Montreal beat Columbus 6-0 in a scoreless overtime.
Trailing 3-1 after two periods, the Canadiens scored twice in the third to tie the game.
Anderson, breaking through to the net, knocked the puck in and put it in from the left wing at 8:28 to give Montreal a one-score lead.
Hutson beat Greaves from the top of the left circle through traffic with 1:19 left in regulation to tie the game at 3-3.
Fantilli gave the Blue Jackets a 2-1 lead at 9:47 of the second with a goal from the front.
With 6:28 left in the mid-period, Voronkov took a two-goal lead with a power-play goal, deflecting a pass from Marchenko on the left doorstep.
Werenski got the Blue Jackets on the scoreboard first, scoring from the edge of the left circle with 6:58 to play.
Kapanen tied the game for the Canadiens at 4:47 of the second, scoring off Mike Matheson's pass from behind the goal line.
Next
Canadiens: Host Washington on Thursday night.
Blue Jackets: At Winnipeg on Tuesday night.
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