Habs Rally For 5-3 Win Over Blue Jackets

The Montreal Canadiens came back from a 3-2 deficit against the Columbus Blue Jackets with three unanswered goals in the 3rd period to remain unbeaten in their last 4 games. The Habs are now 3-0-1 and one point back of both the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres for 2nd in the Northeast Division.

Michael Cammalleri beat Carey Price and put the Canadiens up 1-0 at 5:50 of the 1st with his 12th of the season, but Columbus' Antoine Vermette (with his first of two on the night) and Anton Stralman gave the Blue Jackets a 2-1 lead with a power play marker heading into the 2nd period. Rick Nash assisted on both of the Columbus goals giving the big right winger 27 points on the season.

Defensman Marc-Andre Bergeron tied it 2-2 with his 4th on a weak goal allowed by Blue Jackets netminder Mathieu Garon from the point. Vermette got his 6th of the year on the power play midway through the 2nd.

In the 3rd period, Glen Metropolit, Bergeron and Maxim Lapierre beat Garon who faced 13 shots while the Blue Jackets could muster only 8 in the penalty-free 3rd.

The Habs are off to play the Penguins in Pittsburgh today, while Columbus heads to Ottawa for a Thursday game against the Senators.