nhl Game Recap
Montreal Ices Vancouver 5-4 - Recap
The Canadiens beat Vancouver 5-4 on Monday, earning a victory backstopped by Sam Montembeault's 16 saves.
Montreal was an underdog by +110 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Lane Hutson, Kirby Dach, Kaiden Guhle, Cole Caufield, and Nick Suzuki each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Caufield opened the scoring for Montreal.
Sam Montembeault turned in a 16-save effort for the Canadiens.
Vancouver got goals from J.T. Miller(2), Jonathan Lekkerimaki, and Jake DeBrusk in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Vancouver got a 19-stop effort from Kevin Lankinen in the loss.
On the power play, Montreal went 2-for-4, while the Canucks were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Vancouver lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 24-20.
Montreal heads into a battle against the Capitals. Vancouver, meanwhile, will have their next action against Washington.