nhl Game Recap
Montreal Ices Winnipeg 4-3 - Recap
Montreal needed a shootout to earn a 4-3 victory over Winnipeg on Saturday in NHL action at Bell Centre.
Montreal was an underdog by +138 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Montreal got goals from Joel Armia, Justin Barron, and Sean Monahan in the victory. Barron opened the scoring at 5:05 of the first period.
Jake Allen turned in a 42-save effort for the Canadiens.
Winnipeg got goals from Adam Lowry(2), and Nino Niederreiter in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Laurent Brossoit stopped 26 of 29 shots for the Jets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Montreal went 1-for-2, while the Jets were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Winnipeg outshot Montreal 45-29 in the game.
Next game, Montreal takes its act on the road to face Vegas looking for another win. For Winnipeg, they head home to face New York.