nhl Game Recap
Islanders Fall 4-2 Against Montreal - Game Recap
The Canadiens beat New York 4-2 on Tuesday, earning a victory backstopped by Carey Price's 21 saves.
Montreal was favored by -121 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Brendan Gallagher, Jeff Petry, Shea Weber, and Phillip Danault each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Danault opened the scoring for Montreal.
Carey Price stopped 21 of 23 New York shots in the victory.
Mathew Barzal, and Scott Mayfield scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Carey Price.
New York got a 36-stop effort from Thomas Greiss in the loss.
On the power play, Montreal went 0-for-0, while the Islanders were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Montreal outshot New York 40-23 in the game.
Montreal heads into a battle against the Avalanche. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Vegas.