nhl Game Recap
Montreal Falls 6-4 to Devils - Recap
Blake Coleman scored a pair of goals against the Canadiens as New Jersey handed Montreal a 6-4 defeat on Thursday at Bell Centre.
New Jersey won as a +141 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
New Jersey got goals from Blake Coleman(2), Travis Zajac, Jesper Boqvist, Miles Wood, and Damon Severson in the victory. Coleman opened the scoring at 7:19 of the first period.
MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 44 of 48 Montreal shots in the victory.
Montreal got goals from Joel Armia, Artturi Lehkonen, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Brendan Gallagher in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal got a 29-stop effort from Carey Price in the loss.
On the power play, New Jersey went 0-for-3, while the Canadiens were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 48-35.
Next game, New Jersey takes its act home to face NY Rangers looking for another win. For Montreal, they head home to face Philadelphia.