nhl Game Recap
Canucks Down Montreal 7-6 - Match Report
Vancouver earned a 7-6 victory over Montreal behind a 2-goal performance from Ilya Mikheyev on Monday at Rogers Arena.
Vancouver was favored by -238 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Ilya Mikheyev(2), Bo Horvat, Conor Garland, Elias Pettersson, Andrei Kuzmenko, and Jack Studnicka each scored for the Canucks in the victory. Garland opened the scoring for Vancouver.
Collin Delia turned in a 14-save effort for the Canucks.
Montreal got goals from Nick Suzuki, Michael Pezzetta, Christian Dvorak, Cole Caufield, Josh Anderson, and Sean Monahan in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal got a 25-stop effort from Sam Montembeault in the loss.
On the power play, Vancouver went 1-for-2, while the Canadiens were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Vancouver outshot Montreal 32-25 in the game.
Next game, Vancouver takes its act on the road to face San Jose looking for another win. For Montreal, they head on the road to face Seattle.