nhl Game Recap
Canadiens Down Pittsburgh 4-3 - Match Report
The Penguins came up short Saturday against the Canadiens, falling 4-3 in a shootout.
Bettors who backed the Canadiens were rewarded as +140 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Montreal got goals from Tomas Tatar(2), and Brendan Gallagher in the victory. Tatar opened the scoring at 0:11 of the second period.
Antti Niemi turned in a 25-save effort for the Canadiens.
Kris Letang, Dominik Simon, and Phil Kessel scored for the Penguins, finding the net behind Antti Niemi.
Pittsburgh got a 37-stop effort from Casey DeSmith in the loss.
Montreal scored 1 times on 6 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 40-28.
Next game, Montreal takes its act home to face Detroit looking for another win. For Pittsburgh, they head home to face Vancouver.