nhl Game Recap
New York Rangers vs Montreal Canadiens Recap - Rangers Win 4-3
New York earned a 4-3 victory over Montreal on Thursday, but needed a shootout to do it at Bell Centre.
The Rangers were a -273 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
New York got goals from Patrick Kane, Alexis Lafreniere, and Jacob Trouba in the victory. Lafreniere opened the scoring at 3:16 of the first period.
Igor Shesterkin turned in a 23-save effort for the Rangers.
Alex Belzile, Kaiden Guhle, and Josh Anderson scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Igor Shesterkin.
Montreal got a 30-stop effort from Sam Montembeault in the loss.
On the power play, New York went 2-for-4, while the Canadiens were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Montreal 33-26 in the game.
New York heads into a battle against the Sabres. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against New Jersey.