Montreal got two short-handed from Joel Armia, one goal each from Corey Perry, Artturi Lehkonen and Nick Suzuki and stellar goaltending yet again from Carey Price
. It now leads the best-of-seven series 3-0, with Game 4 on Monday night, also on the Canadiens’ home ice.
“The fans helped us big time,” said Brendan Gallagher, the Montreal forward. “I know there were only 2,500, but they were a loud 2,500.” Montreal entered the night 6-1 in the post-season when it scores first and jumped ahead on Winnipeg again. “He means everything to us,” Armia said. “He is unbelievable every single game. It is a different kind of confidence that you get when he is back there.”
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