MONTREAL — The New York Rangers scored four goals in the first 11:05 of the first period in a 7-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Tuesday.

Filip Chytil had two goals and an assist, Kaapo Kakko had a goal and two assists, and Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves for the Rangers (5-0-1), who set a record for the longest season-opening point streak in franchise history.

Nick Suzuki scored twice for Montreal (2-4-1), which has lost four straight (0-3-1).

Mika Zibanejad gave New York a 1-0 lead on its first shot 54 seconds into the first period. Artemi Panarin, who extended his season-opening point streak to six games (six goals, seven assists), started the play with a pass to the right point, where Adam Fox fed Zibanejad for a one-timer from the top of the left circle.

Jonny Brodzinski made it 2-0 at 2:05. He was left alone in front of Montreal’s net where he beat Montembeault off a feed from Adam Edstrom.

Reilly Smith pushed it to 3-0 at 6:40, stripping the puck from Canadiens rookie defenseman Lane Hutson in the neutral zone before breaking in and firing a shot under Montembeault’s glove.

Chytil scored a power-play goal to give New York a 4-0 lead at 11:05, tapping in Smith’s pass as he drove to the net.

Montembeault made six saves on 10 shots and was replaced by Cayden Primeau, who made 32 saves.

Suzuki cut it to 4-1 at 12:52 of the first, beating Shesterkin five-hole on Josh Anderson’s pass from behind the net.

Suzuki made it 4-2 at 5:35 of the second when he cut across the goalmouth and tucked a backhand past Shesterkin’s right pad for his second straight goal.

Braden Schneider put the Rangers up 5-2 at 8:57 with a wrist shot over Primeau’s left shoulder from the top of the left circle.

Chytil scored his second power-play goal at 15:41 of the third period to make it 6-2, and Kakko scored at 16:19 for the 7-2 final.