VAN@MTL: Game recap

MONTREAL - The Canadiens triumphed for a second night in a row with a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks at the Bell Centre on Wednesday night.

As part of Military Appreciation Night, players wore camo jerseys during the pregame warmup to salute those who have served or are currently serving our country.

These jerseys are up for auction on
canadiens.com/camo
until Friday, November 11 at 7:00 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the
Support our Troops
organization and the
Quebec Veterans Foundation
.
A special ceremonial puck drop also took place with guests Brigadier-General J.R.S Boivin, Corporal Maxime Touzin, and World War II veteran Frank Madigan who served in the Battle of the Atlantic.

It only took 55 seconds for the Canadiens to open the scoring. Captain Nick Suzuki scored on the power play after Vancouver took a penalty for hooking.
Jonathan Drouin and Cole Caufield earned assists.

The home side doubled their lead when rookie defenseman Arber Xhekaj sent a bullet from the point past Canucks Thatcher Demko netminder.
Sean Monahan collected a helper.

Kirby Dach took advantage of a turnover in Vancouver's zone to add his eighth point in his last six outings.

It was a spirited second period, with the Canadiens forcing the Canucks to take three penalties.
Mike Hoffman quadrupled his team's lead with his third tally in under 48 hours.
Johnathan Kovacevic earned his first career NHL point with a primary assist, while Christian Dvorak got the secondary assist.

In the final stanza, the Canucks got on the board twice with goals from Luke Schenn and Nils Hoglander. Dach had the final say when he notched his second tally of the night.

The Canadiens are back in action on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Bell Centre.