Overview

• Montreal scored five unanswered, with Mike Matheson posting a goal and an assist, to hand Detroit a lopsided home loss.
• John Gibson allowed five goals on 13 shots before being replaced by Cam Talbot late in the second period of his Detroit debut.
• Dylan Larkin opened the scoring on a first-period power play, but Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes made 30 saves to close the door.
• Rookies Emmitt Finnie, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård and Axel Sandin-Pellikka debuted, with Finnie starting on the top line with Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond.
• Jonatan Berggren was a healthy scratch as roster competition intensifies, and Detroit shifts to a home-and-home against Toronto beginning Saturday.