Continues hot stretch

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kirby Dach scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Tuesday night. Mike Matheson, Patrik Laine and Cole Caufield also scored for Montreal, which has won eight of its last 10.

SALT LAKE CITY – Kirby Dach scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 at Delta Center on Tuesday. Mike Matheson and Cole Caufield each had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens (21-18-4), who are 10-2-1 in their last 13 games. Lane Hutson had three assists, and Sam Montembeault made 22 saves.

The Canadiens had no energy from the opening whistle, and the Wings took it to them, outshooting Montreal 45-30. Brian Wilde has more on Thursday's game.

Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2.

The Montreal Canadiens were in Detroit on Thursday night, facing the Red Wings at the Little Caesars Arena. The original-six matchup marked an important milestone for three different players, as Brendan Gallagher reached 800 games,

DETROIT – Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist in his 700th NHL game to help the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday. Moritz Seider had two assists for Detroit (22-21-5), which had lost three straight and four of five (1-3-1). Cam Talbot made 27 saves.

Dvorak had an assist and one shot on net in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Red Wings. Dvorak was part of a flurry of sticks and bodies in front of Cam Talbot that eventually led to Kirby Dach's wraparound goal early in the second period.

Dylan Larkin had a power-play goal and an assist in his 700th career NHL game and the Detroit Red Wings snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

There have been stages the Canadiens have gone through in showing maturity as a young team, in learning how to win. They’ve gone through stages where they’ve learned the value of puck management, the value of game management, the value of risk management.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kirby Dach scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Tuesday night. Mike Matheson, Patrik Laine and Cole Caufield also scored for ...

Dach is ranked 192nd in expected goals. Even the statistics aren’t expecting much from him. He is 23, but he has to start producing if this club wants to continue its winning ways. The Canadiens have had a good season but there are some key players lagging like Dach.