Canadiens win against Stanley Cup champions

The third period separated the two teams, who were tied 3-3 after 40 minutes of play. Artturi Lehkonen, Brendan Gallagher and Max Domi made the difference in the last third.

Gallagher concluded the showdown with three points, including two assists.

"We watched things, not just the negative," said Canadiens head coach Claude Julien about Friday's video session. We made corrections, we talked about playing a little bit closer. We also wanted to make adjustments in our transition game, and that helped us tonight. "

"I hope the guys have confidence and they will be able to do the same thing in the next game," said Julien.

Tomas Tatar opened the scoring seven minutes from the end of the first stint by jumping on a loose puck in front of the Blues cage. Jonathan Drouin then scored his second goal of the season, 50 seconds after Brayden Schenn tied the game.

Drouin had just jumped on the ice when Ben Chiarot joined him in the center. The Quebecker cut the Missouri defense, before beating Jordan Binnington with a shot in the corner.

"I think as we speak, Jonathan plays his best hockey since he's with us," said Julien. He plays with confidence, with energy. "

It is not others who make it better, it is he who makes others better. It's a good sign for us, and he deserves a lot of credit for that. He did not have an easy camp, but he adjusted well. It has been performing well since the beginning of the season.

Drouin was long applauded by the Montreal public after the meeting when he was named second star of the evening.

The defending Stanley Cup champions scored two unanswered goals in the middle period, courtesy of Samuel Blais and Vince Dunn, to take the lead for the first time this evening.

Danault sent everyone back to the starting grid before the second intermission, completing a good game started by Gallagher who brought the score to 3-3.

The Canadiens saw their short streak of losses stop at two, while the Blues suffered a first setback in regulation time. They have accumulated seven points in their first four games.

"The whole team managed to do what we wanted to do throughout the match," says Tatar. We played fast hockey, we managed to get out of our zone quickly. We played good hockey. "

The Canadiens will play their next game on Tuesday when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning (2-2-1), which was defeated 4-2 by the Senators (1-3-0) on Saturday in Ottawa.