nhl Game Recap
Montreal Falls 4-1 to Canucks - Recap
Nikita Zadorov scored a pair of goals against the Canadiens as Vancouver handed Montreal a 4-1 defeat on Thursday at Rogers Arena.
Bettors who backed the Canucks were rewarded as -245 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Nikita Zadorov(2), Conor Garland, and Nils Aman each scored for the Canucks in the victory. Zadorov opened the scoring for Vancouver.
Casey DeSmith stopped 16 of 17 Montreal shots in the victory.
Juraj Slafkovsky scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Casey DeSmith.
Sam Montembeault stopped 21 of 25 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Vancouver scored 0 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Vancouver by a margin of 25-17.
Next game, Vancouver takes its act home to face Calgary looking for another win. For Montreal, they head on the road to face Seattle.