ARI@MTL: Game recap

MONTREAL - The Canadiens picked up their second straight win on Thursday night with a 6-2 triumph over the Coyotes.

Goaltender Jake Allen was back between the pipes after welcoming his third child with his wife, Shannon.
The Allens are now the proud parents of three daughters.

Martin St-Louis' squad enjoyed a tremendous start to the game with three goals in a span of just 5:19.
Josh Anderson opened the scoring just 1:58 into the first period, stuffing home a loose puck for his second goal of the season.
Jonathan Drouin and Kirby Dach collected the assists.

Then, Cole Caufield scored his fourth goal in the last five games at 4:13.
The 21-year-old sniper capitalized on a turnover in the offensive zone and managed to sneak a shot past netminder Connor Ingram.
Caufield's tally was unassisted.

Alternate captain Brendan Gallagher added his first goal of the year at the 7:17 mark of the stanza.
David Savard picked up the lone helper on the play.

The Habs led 3-0 after 20 minutes.
Juraj Slafkovsky added to the Canadiens' lead with his first career NHL goal at the 8:17 mark of the middle frame.
Like Caufield, the Slovak winger capitalized on a turnover and lit the lamp to send the fans into an absolute frenzy.

Captain Nick Suzuki added a penalty-shot snipe while the Canadiens were short-handed with 1:33 left in the period.
It was his third goal of the season.

Montreal led 5-0 after 40 minutes.
The Coyotes finally solved Allen at the 6:20 mark of the third period on a goal by J.J. Moser.
Travis Boyd added another goal for the visitors at 8:18.
Sean Monahan put a bow on the win with an empty-netter for the Canadiens sixth goal of the game.

The Canadiens are back in action on Saturday night when they host the Dallas Stars at the Bell Centre.
Puck drop is 7:00 p.m. ET.