Blues captain Brayden Schenn has 2 goals and an assist in 4-3 win over the Canadiens

MONTREAL (AP) — St. Louis captain Brayden Schenn had two goals and an assist and the Blues beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game trip with their second victory in two nights.

On Saturday in Ottawa, the Blues beat the Senators 2-1. The Canadiens also played Saturday night, winning 2-1 in a shootout at Toronto.

Dylan Holloway scored and assisted on both of Schenn's goals. Pavel Buchnevich also scored, and Jordan Binnington made 23 saves.

Cole Caufield scored his 16th goal of the season for Montreal to extend his points steak to 11 games. Defensemen Lane Hutson and Noah Dobson also scored, and Jakub Dobes stopped 14 shots.

Dobes was pressed into action after playing Saturday. Sam Montembeault, the expected starter Sunday, was ruled out two hours before the game because of an illness. Kaapo Kahkonen was called up from Laval of the American Hockey League to back up Dobes.

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

Hutson tied it with a highlight-reel deke to the backhand with 7:40 left in the first, and Caufield put the Canadiens ahead with 57 seconds remaining in the period.

The Blues scored twice 1:05 into the second — and 39 seconds apart — to take the lead. Holloway finished off a rush, then Robert Thomas set up a wide-open Buchnevich.

In the third, Schenn, off a feed from Holloway on a 2-on-1, made it 4-2 with 9:36 left. Dobson scored with the extra attacker with 3:45 to go.

Blues: Host Boston on Tuesday night.

Canadiens: Host Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.

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Montreal Canadiens' Lane Hutson (48) scores on St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, in Montreal, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens' Lane Hutson (48) scores on St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) during the first period of an NHL hockey hgame, in Montreal, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

St. Louis Blues' Dylan Holloway (81) celebrates after his goal with teammates Brayden Schenn (10) and Mathieu Joseph (71) during second-period NHL hockey game action against the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

St. Louis Blues' Pavel Buchnevich (89) celebrates after scoring against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Montreal, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

St. Louis Blues' Pavel Buchnevich (89) scores against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) while Canadiens' Mike Matheson (8) defends during second-period NHL hockey game action in Montreal, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Tens of thousands of airline passengers are stranded by the Iran war that has spread across the Gulf region, but some wealthy travelers are getting out — by paying large sums for luxury flights to Europe via airports that are safe from Iranian drone and missile attacks.

Demand for charter flights has skyrocketed, with some people paying up to 200,000 euros ($232,000) as major airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, Qatar, were closed after the start of the conflict last weekend.

Travelers from Dubai, usually known as a safe and luxurious destination, are seeking to evacuate by traveling overland either to Muscat, Oman, about a four-hour drive, or to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, more than 10 hours away. Then they board one of the few available commercial flights or take a charter flight, whose costs have soared since the start of the war.

“The demand is huge, and we can’t deliver enough aircraft to respond to the demand,” said Altay Kula, CEO of the France-based private jet broker JET-VIP.

Whereas normally a charter flight on a private jet that can accommodate up to 16 passengers from Riyadh to Porto in Portugal may cost around 100,000 euros ($115,800) these days, the cost has doubled, Kula said.

“This increase in cost reflects the aircraft’s scarcity, the repositioning costs as well, and the operator risk assessments. So this is not speculative pricing,” he added.

Prices can vary depending on the departure point, the type of aircraft and the route constraints, said Ameerh Naran, CEO of Vimana Private Jets. For flights from the Gulf region to Europe, prices are ranging from 150,000 euros ($173,800) to 200,000 euros, he added.

In order to reach functional airports such as those in Riyadh and Muscat, some travelers hire private security companies that coordinate transportation in vehicles ranging from ordinary passenger cars to coach buses.

Due to the heavy traffic, wait times at border points with Oman can be up to four hours, while costs range in the thousands of dollars, said Ian McCaul, operations and planning director with Alma Risk, a U.K.-based risk management and security firm.

Those seeking to leave are predominantly stranded travelers, as opposed to residents, McCaul added.

He estimates his company has made transfer arrangements for more than 200 people and advised several others in recent days.

Vimana's clients include business executives, families and entrepreneurs, as well as remote workers who had been based in the region, Naran said.

Elie Hanna, CEO for the Middle East headquarters of Air Charter Service, based in Dubai, said most of the flights out of the region are leaving from Oman. The prices are so high, he said, because few charter planes are available since most of them are stuck at airports that are now closed.

The clients he is seeing range from people who regularly charter private, as well as people who generally fly commercial but are trying to pool resources with other travelers or families to share the expense.

“Everyone is stressed," Hanna said. "To be honest, everyone is trying to accommodate as much as they can. Muscat Airport is overloaded with flights and everybody is stressed.”

Experts from the International SOS security and health services company expect the fighting to continue to affect transportation and energy infrastructure for weeks.

A few people walk in a public plaza in downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/ Fatima Shbair)

Light traffic moves along a main road in downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/ Fatima Shbair)

ADDS CAUSE OF BLACK SMOKE IN THE BACKGROUND.- A plume of smoke caused by an Iranian strike is seen in the background an an Emirates plane is parked at the Dubai International Airport after its closure in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)