MONTREAL — Jeisson Vargas scored Montreal's first goal in five games, leading the Impact to a 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.
Vargas, with his fourth of the year, ended the Impact's 425-minute scoreless drought with a beautiful curled shot in the 44th minute to snap Montreal's (4-10-0) four-game skid.
It was only the second time this year that Houston, the league's second-best offence, had been shut out.
The Dynamo (5-5-3), coming off a 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake on Wednesday, rested some tired legs to start the game.
Scoring threats Romell Quioto and Mauro Manotas began on the bench.