nhl Game Recap
Recap - Red Wings Defeat Montreal 4-2
Detroit skated to a 4-2 victory over Montreal on Thursday in NHL action at Little Caesars Arena.
Detroit won as a -127 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played PUSH the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Detroit got goals from Alex DeBrincat, Dylan Larkin, Jonatan Berggren, and Andrew Copp in the victory. Berggren opened the scoring at 13:00 of the first period.
Cam Talbot turned in a 27-save effort for the Red Wings.
Kaiden Guhle, and Kirby Dach scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Cam Talbot.
Sam Montembeault stopped 41 of 45 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Detroit scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Detroit by a margin of 45-29.
Detroit heads into a battle against the Lightning. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against New Jersey.