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Edmonton Falls 3-2 to Canadiens - Recap
Montreal skated to a 3-2 victory over Edmonton on Monday in NHL action at Bell Centre.
Bettors who backed the Canadiens were rewarded as -123 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Montreal got goals from Tomas Tatar, Josh Anderson, and Eric Staal in the victory. Anderson opened the scoring at 1:45 of the third period.
Carey Price stopped 21 of 23 Edmonton shots in the victory.
Edmonton got goals from Devin Shore, and Darnell Nurse in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Edmonton got a 29-stop effort from Mike Smith in the loss.
Montreal scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Edmonton went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Edmonton lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 32-23.
Montreal heads into a battle against the Maple Leafs. Edmonton, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.