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Montreal Falls 4-3 to Blackhawks - Recap
Chicago needed a shootout to earn a 4-3 victory over Montreal on Monday in NHL action at Bell Centre.
The Blackhawks were a +250 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Frank Nazar, Tyler Bertuzzi, and Lukas Reichel each scored for the Blackhawks in the victory. Bertuzzi opened the scoring for Chicago.
Arvid Soderblom stopped 18 of 21 Montreal shots in the victory.
Ivan Demidov, Alex Newhook, and Juraj Slafkovsky scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Arvid Soderblom.
Sam Montembeault stopped 22 of 25 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Chicago went 2-for-3, while the Canadiens were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Chicago by a margin of 25-21.
Chicago heads into a battle against the Senators. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Carolina.