MONTREAL — Mike Matheson and Juraj Slafkovsky scored goals 37 seconds apart to start the third period, propelling the Montreal Canadiens to a 6-3 win over the last-place Vancouver Canucks on Monday night. <\/p>\n
Alexandre Carrier scored twice in a 20-second span in the second period for Montreal, which rebounded from a 4-0 home-ice loss<\/a> to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.<\/p>\n Noah Dobson and Oliver Kapanen also scored in the Canadiens’ fourth straight win over the Canucks.<\/p>\n Jakub Dobes, making his first start since Jan. 1, stopped 20 shots for Montreal. Dobes defeated Vancouver for the second time in as many outings this season.<\/p>\n Elias Pettersson, Evander Kane and Max Sasson scored for the Canucks.<\/p>\n Vancouver has lost the first four games of its season-long six-game Eastern Conference road trip. Overall, the Canucks have lost seven straight and nine of their last 10.<\/p>\n Nikita Tolopilo made 35 saves in his first appearance in goal for Vancouver since Dec. 8.<\/p>\n The Belarusian goaltender was recalled Sunday under emergency conditions from the Canucks\u2019 AHL affiliate.<\/p>\n Starter Thatcher Demko was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury he suffered in his team\u2019s 5-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> on Saturday. Demko returned to Vancouver to be further evaluated by the Canucks\u2019 medical staff.<\/p>\n Vancouver scored the opening goal of the game for the first time in six games, marking their first lead in a game since Dec. 30.<\/p>\n Carrier\u2019s first goal was his 100th career point. It also was the first career multigoal game for the 29-year-old blueliner.<\/p>\n Canucks: At Ottawa on Tuesday in the fifth game of a six-game trip.<\/p>\n Canadiens: At Washington Capitals on Tuesday.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n