Overview

• Tim Parker (23') and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (29') scored in the first half to secure the result.
• Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel Coronel made six saves for his 10th clean sheet, tied for the second-most in MLS this season.
• New York improved to 12-12-7 for 43 points and remains two back of ninth-place Chicago for the last East playoff spot.
• Montreal fell to 5-17-9 as its home struggles worsened and the club stayed on track for one of its poorest MLS campaigns.
• Parker headed in a Kyle Duncan flick from an Emil Forsberg corner, and Choupo-Moting slipped a low shot through Thomas Gillier's legs from close range.