MONTREAL (AP) — Brandon Dubinsky and Cam Atkinson each had a goal and an assist to help the Blue Jackets beat the Canadiens 5-2 on Tuesday night and sweep a home-and-home with Montreal.
Boone Jenner, Scott Hartnell and Brandon Saad also scored for the Blue Jackets. Rookie goaltender Joonas Korpisalo stopped 28 shots and improved to 4-0-1 in his last five starts. The Blue Jackets also beat Montreal 5-2 on Monday night in Columbus.
Devante Smith-Pelly and Alex Galchenyuk scored for Montreal. Ben Scrivens made 21 saves and fell to 0-4 with Montreal.
Montreal lost captain Max Pacioretty to injury midway through the second period after he took a slap shot from P.K. Subban to the left side of his face. Pacioretty, the team’s leading scorer with 19 goals, did not return in the third.