nhl Game Recap
Columbus Falls 4-3 to Canadiens - Recap
The Canadiens earned a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jackets on Wednesday at Nationwide Arena.
Montreal was an underdog by +163 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Cole Caufield, Emil Heineman, Juraj Slafkovsky, and Nick Suzuki each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Slafkovsky opened the scoring for Montreal.
Cayden Primeau turned in a 21-save effort for the Canadiens.
Mathieu Olivier, Zach Werenski, and Yegor Chinakhov scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Cayden Primeau.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 19 of 23 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Montreal went 1-for-2, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 24-23.
Montreal heads into a battle against the Rangers. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against Calgary.