Thomas Gillier finished with five saves for Montreal, earning his first clean sheet in his 11th career start. Gillier allowed eight goals through the first two matches.
Ethan Horton finished with one save for the Red Bulls (2-1-0) in his third MLS start. Horton was coming off his first clean sheet in a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution.
New York started teenagers Julian Hall (17), Adri Mehmeti (16) and Matthew Dos Santos (17) for a third straight match.
First-year coach Michael Bradley’s Red Bulls were trying to open a season with three straight victories for the first time in club history.
Marco Donadel notched his first victory as Montreal’s head coach after taking over on an interim basis last season when the club finished 13th and missed the playoffs.
New York outscored Montreal 3-0 in a pair of victories last season.
UP NEXT
New York: Visits Toronto FC on Saturday.
Montreal: Visits Orlando City on Saturday in the fourth of six straight road matches to begin the season.
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