The Canadiens needed a response and found one immediately. The Canadiens put an ugly first period in the rear-view mirror and showed why they're right in the thick of the playoff race.

Dach scored a pair of goals, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-3 win over Utah.

Utah Hockey Club fell apart in the second period against the Montreal Canadiens, leaving the team to ask some tough questions of itself.

The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3, with Kirby Dach scoring twice and Lane Hutson earning three assists.

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Utah just got its first shot of the period with five-and-a-half minutes to play. Dach glides from the boards to the slot through a Utah defence that had been mesmerized by Lane Hutson, pulls the puck around Vejmelka, and makes by far his greatest backhand play of the season.

Montreal's Cole Caufield and Mike Matheson both netted one goal and one assist, while Patrik Laine scored a goal to reach the 400-point plateau. Sam Montembeault made 22 saves for the Canadiens, winners of 10 of their last 13 games (10-2-1).

After benefitting early from a flurry of Montreal penalties, Utah was up 2-1 going into the second period, but it wouldn't last. Utah would be outscored 4-1 the rest of the game as Montreal took advantage of Utah's slow defensive rotations along with many opportunities in transition.

Montreal's Cole Caufield and Mike Matheson both netted one goal and one assist, while Patrik Laine scored a goal to reach the 400-point plateau. Sam Montembeault made 22 saves for the Canadiens, who have won 10 of their last 13 games (10-2-1).

The Utah Hockey Club’s season-long 7-game homestand is not going well. Utah lose for the third time in four games at the Delta Center, falling to the

The Montreal Canadiens were in Salt Lake City tonight to take on the Utah Hockey Club. It was an eventful day for the Montreal Canadiens as the organization announced Emil Heineman was hit by a car on Monday and would be out of action for three to four weeks before taking on the Utah Hockey Club in the evening. Here are my takeaways from the game.