nhl Game Recap
Recap - Canadiens Defeat Vancouver 5-3
Montreal got a pair of goals from Tyler Toffoli as the Canadiens skated to a 5-3 victory over Vancouver on Tuesday at Bell Centre.
Montreal was favored by -160 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Tyler Toffoli(2), Josh Anderson(2), and Jeff Petry each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Anderson opened the scoring for Montreal.
Jake Allen stopped 36 of 39 Vancouver shots in the victory.
Vancouver got goals from Antoine Roussel, Tanner Pearson, and Elias Pettersson in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Thatcher Demko stopped 28 of 32 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Montreal scored 0 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Vancouver went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Vancouver outshot Montreal 39-33 in the game.
Montreal heads into a battle against the Senators. Vancouver, meanwhile, will have their next action against Toronto.