MONTREAL – The New York Rangers scored on their first two shots on goal and cruised to a 7-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

Filip Chytil led the Rangers with two goals, both on the power play. The other New York goals were scored by Mika Zibanejad, Jonny Brodzinski, Reilly Smith and Braden Schneider. Igor Shesterkin stopped 21 shots for the win.

Nick Suzuki scored two goals for the Canadiens. They were his first goals of the season.

Sam Montembeault started in goal for Montreal but was replaced by Cayden Primeau after conceding four goals on 10 shots. In relief, Primeau made 32 saves.

Takeaways

Montreal held off NHL leading scorer Artemi Panarin with an assist, but the Rangers – who have yet to suffer a regulation loss this season – showed their superior play.

The Canadiens were unable to compensate for the loss of Juraj Slafkovsky and Kaiden Guhle, both of whom are out with upper-body injuries.

Key moment

This game was effectively over when Zibanejad scored first after 54 seconds and Brodzinski made it 2-0 at 2:05.

Key statistics

Montembeault was retired after Chytil scored on the power play to give the Rangers a 4-0 lead at the 11:05 mark.

Next

The Rangers host the Panthers on Thursday. The Canadiens host the Blues on Saturday.