nhl Game Recap
Montreal Falls 6-2 to Golden Knights - Recap
The Golden Knights earned a 6-2 victory over the Canadiens on Saturday at Bell Centre.
Bettors who backed the Golden Knights were rewarded as -171 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Vegas got goals from Tanner Pearson, Jack Eichel, Cal Burke, Keegan Kolesar, Ivan Barbashev, and Tomas Hertl in the victory. Hertl opened the scoring at 4:39 of the second period.
Adin Hill turned in a 15-save effort for the Golden Knights.
Montreal got goals from Jayden Struble, and Emil Heineman in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Sam Montembeault stopped 20 of 25 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Vegas scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Vegas by a margin of 28-17.
Next game, Vegas takes its act on the road to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For Montreal, they head home to face Utah.