Brayden Schenn, Dylan Holloway lead Blues to 4-3 win over Canadiens

MONTREAL — Brayden Schenn scored twice and added an assist as the St. Louis Blues held off the Montreal Canadiens for a 4-3 win on Sunday.

Dylan Holloway had a goal and two assists while Pavel Buchnevich also scored for St. Louis (11-12-7), which beat the Senators 2-1 in Ottawa on Saturday.

Jordan Binnington stopped 23 shots.

Cole Caufield extended his point streak to 11 games with a goal for Montreal (15-10-3), matching a career-best. Noah Dobson had a goal and an assist, and Lane Hutson also scored as a two-game winning streak came to an end.

Jakub Dobes made 14 saves in his second start in 24 hours after backstopping the Canadiens to a 2-1 shootout win in Toronto on Saturday.

Sam Montembeault, the expected starter Sunday, was ruled out two hours before puck drop because he’s sick, the team said. The Canadiens recalled Kaapo Kahkonen from the AHL’s Laval Rocket to back up Dobes.

Schenn opened the scoring on the power play, firing a shot in a gaping net after a deflection from Cam Fowler’s point shot landed on his stick at 8:57 in the first period.

Hutson evened the score with a highlight-reel deke to the backhand at 12:20 in the first, and Caufield buried his 16th of the season with 57 seconds remaining in the period.

The Blues scored twice 65 seconds into the second — and 39 seconds apart — to take a sudden 3-2 lead. Holloway finished off a St. Louis rush through Montreal’s defence, then Robert Thomas set up a wide-open Buchnevich before most fans had returned to their seats.

Schenn’s second of the night, off a feed from Holloway on a 2-on-1, made it 4-2 with 9:36 remaining.

Dobson pulled one back with the extra attacker with 3:45 left, but St. Louis hung on for the win.

Takeaways

Blues: Capitalized on their opportunities when the Canadiens left Holloway and Buchnevich alone in front during an otherwise tight-checking game.

Canadiens: Drove the play all night and limited the number of St. Louis chances, but went 0-for-2 on the power play and only registered eight shots in the third period.

Key moment

Hutson, last year’s Calder Trophy winner, jumped in from the point, received a pass from Zack Bolduc and dangled around Binnington to the backhand for his fifth of the season. The Canadiens acquired Bolduc from St. Louis for defenceman Logan Mailloux on July 1.

Key stat

Holloway and Buchnevich scored the fastest two goals to begin a period for the Blues since Jan. 30, 2021.

Up next

Blues: Host the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.

Canadiens: Host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 7, 2025.