nhl Game Recap
Montreal Falls 7-2 to Rangers - Recap
New York earned a 7-2 victory over Montreal behind a 2-goal performance from Filip Chytil on Tuesday at Bell Centre.
The Rangers were a -240 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Filip Chytil(2), Mika Zibanejad, Reilly Smith, Jonny Brodzinski, Kaapo Kakko, and Braden Schneider each scored for the Rangers in the victory. Zibanejad opened the scoring for New York.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 21 of 23 Montreal shots in the victory.
Nick Suzuki(2) scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Igor Shesterkin.
Sam Montembeault stopped 6 of 10 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New York scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 45-23.
New York heads into a battle against the Panthers. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against St. Louis.