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Red Wings Fall 4-1 Against Montreal - Game Recap

Sam Montembeault stopped 35 of 36 shots fired at him by Detroit, as the Canadiens skated to a 4-1 victory Tuesday at Bell Centre.

The Canadiens were a -134 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Montreal got goals from Brendan Gallagher, Cole Caufield, Josh Anderson, and Nick Suzuki in the victory. Caufield opened the scoring at 16:29 of the second period.

Sam Montembeault turned in a 35-save effort for the Canadiens.

Detroit got a goal from Dylan Larkin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Detroit got a 17-stop effort from Cam Talbot in the loss.

On the power play, Montreal went 0-for-2, while the Red Wings were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Detroit by a margin of 36-21.

Montreal heads into a battle against the Senators. Detroit, meanwhile, will have their next action against Florida.