MTL@CBJ: Game recap

COLUMBUS - The Canadiens came up short in their third and final game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, losing 5-1 at Nationwide Arena on Wednesday.

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Josh Anderson and David Savard made their returns to Columbus, while Tyler Pitlick and Chris Wideman returned to the lineup. Sam Montembeault got the start in goal.

It was also Jeff Petry's 500th game in a Canadiens uniform.

The hosts opened the scoring when Jack Roslovic's wrist shot from the faceoff dot made its way past Montembeault at 8:36 of the first.
The Habs headed to the room trailing 1-0 after the first period, with the Jackets leading 9-4 in shots in the opening frame.
Columbus doubled its lead late in the second, when Patrick Laine's pass hit Roslovic's leg and went in with 4:08 to go in the period.
Then, Laine made it a 3-0 game just 90 seconds later while Mike Hoffman was in the box for slashing.
The Habs finally got on the board 47 seconds later while on a power play of their own, with Ryan Poehling redirecting Nick Suzuki's wrister from near the blue line to reduce Columbus' lead to two with his sixth of the season.
Suzuki and Hoffman got the assists.

After 40 minutes, Montreal was behind 3-1 and was outshot 12-9 in the middle frame. Montembeault was solid once again in the Habs' crease, making a number of key saves to keep his team in the game.

The Blue Jackets added another when Cole Sillinger redirected Emil Bemstrom's point shot past Montembeault at 6:24 of the final stanza.
Bemstrom got a goal of his own with 2:22 remaining in regulation.
Montembeault made 26 saves in the loss.
The Canadiens head home immediately following the game. They have a back-to-back this weekend, with the New York Islanders visiting on Friday night and the Washington Capitals in town on Saturday. For tickets to those games, click
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