MONTREAL (AP) — Artemi Panarin had a goal and three assists as the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday night.
Mika Zibanejad contributed a goal and an assist, J.T. Miller also scored, and Matthew Robertson notched his first NHL goal for the Rangers. Adam Fox recorded two assists, while Jonathan Quick finished with 21 saves, helping New York improve to 3-0-1 on the road this season.
The Canadiens started strong with Juraj Slafkovsky and Nick Suzuki scoring within the first 3:42 of the game. Noah Dobson added a goal midway through the third period after the Rangers had taken a two-goal lead. Sam Montembeault made 18 saves as Montreal’s four-game winning streak came to an end.
Zibanejad got the Rangers on the scoreboard with a power-play goal with 8:04 remaining in the opening period. New York then scored three times in the first 5:51 of the third to take a 4-2 lead. Miller tied the game just 34 seconds into the period, and Robertson put the Rangers ahead for good at 4:11 into the period in only his sixth career game. Panarin extended the lead to two goals 1:40 later.
Montreal recalled Owen Beck on an emergency basis before the game, and fellow center Joe Veleno made his season debut following injury announcements earlier in the day regarding Kaiden Guhle, Patrik Laine, and Kirby Dach.
Panarin now has 33 points (eight goals, 25 assists) in 24 career games against the Canadiens.
Up next:
**Rangers:** Host Minnesota on Monday to open a two-game homestand.
**Canadiens:** Host Buffalo on Monday to finish a four-game homestand.