Jakub Vrana extends point streak, leads Capitals over Canadiens 4-2
MONTREAL — Jakub Vrana scored and added an assist as the conference-leading Washington Capitals extended their win streak to four games with a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night.
Tom Wilson, Travis Boyd and Nicklas Backstrom, into the empty net, also scored for the Capitals (34-11-5), who were without Alex Ovechkin for the first time this season. T.J. Oshie had two assists.
Jeff Petry and Dale Weise scored for the Canadiens (22-22-7), who came into the game 10 points out of a playoff spot.
Braden Holtby made 31 saves and improved to 14-2-2 all-time versus Montreal. Carey Price stopped 37-of-40 shots in defeat.