nhl Game Recap
Montreal Canadiens vs New York Rangers Recap - Canadiens Win 2-1
Montreal skated to a 2-1 victory over New York on Friday in NHL action at Madison Square Garden.
Montreal won as a -119 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Montreal got goals from Nate Thompson, and Brendan Gallagher in the victory. Gallagher opened the scoring at 10:37 of the first period.
Carey Price stopped 29 of 30 New York shots in the victory.
New York got a goal from Brendan Smith in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 31 of 33 shots for the Rangers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Montreal scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 33-30.
Montreal heads into a battle against the Penguins. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Vegas.