Depth scoring led the Vancouver Canucks to a decisive 4-1 victory over the struggling Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.
Defenceman Nikita Zadorov scored twice, forwards Conor Garland and Nils Aman each added a goal and Ilya Mikheyev contributed a pair of assists for the Canucks (44-18-8).
Juraj Slafkovsky replied for the visiting Canadiens (25-32-12), who dropped their fourth game in a row.
Canucks goalie Casey DeSmith made 16 saves and improved to 10-5-6 on the season while Sam Montembeault stopped 21-of-25 shots for the Canadiens.