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Canadiens Fall 6-3 Against Pittsburgh - Game Recap

Lars Eller scored twice to lead the Penguins over Montreal 6-3 on Monday at Bell Centre.

The Penguins were a -145 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.

Lars Eller(2), Rickard Rakell, Kevin Hayes, Kris Letang, and Evgeni Malkin each scored for the Penguins in the victory. Eller opened the scoring for Pittsburgh.

Tristan Jarry stopped 24 of 27 Montreal shots in the victory.

Montreal got goals from Juraj Slafkovsky, Emil Heineman, and Kaiden Guhle in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Sam Montembeault stopped 26 of 31 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Pittsburgh went 0-for-1, while the Canadiens were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 32-27.

Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Sabres. The Canadiens will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Los Angeles.