Carey Price made 24 saves for his second shutout of the season as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-0on Saturday night to extend their winning streak to four games.
Phillip Danault, Paul Byron, Shea Weber, Andrew Shaw and Max Pacioretty all scored for Montreal (13-1-1). Shaw added two assists for his first multi-point game as a Canadien.
Jimmy Howard gave up five goals on 25 shots for Detroit (8-7-1)m before being replaced by Petr Mrazek at the start of the third period. Mrazek made 12 saves in relief.
The win was Montreal’s 10th at the Bell Centre this year, setting a new franchise record for most consecutive home victories to start a season. The previous record was established in 1953.
Howard and Price entered the game as the NHL’s two best goaltenders. Howard’s league-best .961 save percentage was slightly better than Price’s .953 at the start of the encounter.
But Howard was beaten early and often on Saturday as he conceded more than two goals for the first time this year.