Samuel Montembeault made 36 saves for the Canadiens (32-17-8), who have points in five straight (4-0-1). Noah Dobson had two assists.
Kyle Connor scored and Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves for the Jets (22-26-8), who’ve lost five of seven (2-3-2).
Connor made it 1-0 Jets at 6:07 of the first period, scoring on the power play when Gabriel Vilardi set him up with a cross-slot pass for a one-timer from the right circle.
Oliver Kapanen tied it 1-1 at 16:26, collecting the rebound from Dobson’s point shot and putting it behind Hellebuyck.
Anderson made it 2-1 Canadiens at 5:28 of the second period, with a net-front tip on Jayden Struble’s point shot.
Lane Hutson made it 3-1 at 6:44, taking Anderson’s cross-ice backhand pass and lifting it off the post and over Hellebuyck’s shoulder.
Gallagher pushed it to 4-1 on the power play at 10:57 of the third period. Zachary Bolduc’s backhand saucer pass found Kirby Dach down low, who went skate-to-stick to set Gallagher up for a chip-in at the edge of the crease.
Phillip Danault scored short-handed into an empty net at 19:46 for the 5-1 final.
