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Los Angeles Kings vs Montreal Canadiens Wrap - Montreal Wins 3-2

Shea Weber was the difference, potting a pair for Montreal on Saturday as the Canadiens skated off with a 3-2 victory over the Kings at Bell Centre.

Montreal was favored by -192 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Montreal got goals from Shea Weber(2), and Nate Thompson in the victory. Weber opened the scoring at 10:13 of the first period.

Carey Price stopped 31 of 33 Los Angeles shots in the victory.

Los Angeles got goals from Anze Kopitar, and Blake Lizotte in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Los Angeles got a 34-stop effort from Jonathan Quick in the loss.

Montreal scored 2 times on 6 chances on the power play, while Los Angeles went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

Los Angeles lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 37-33.

Next game, Montreal takes its act home to face Columbus looking for another win. For Los Angeles, they head home to face Minnesota.