nhl Game Recap
Canadiens Down Winnipeg 6-2 - Match Report
Montreal earned a 6-2 victory over Winnipeg behind a 2-goal performance from Tomas Tatar on Monday at Bell MTS Place.
Montreal was favored by -109 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Montreal got goals from Tomas Tatar(2), Phillip Danault(2), Max Domi, and Artturi Lehkonen in the victory. Tatar opened the scoring at 15:06 of the first period.
Carey Price turned in a 27-save effort for the Canadiens.
Kyle Connor, and Patrik Laine scored for the Jets, finding the net behind Carey Price.
Laurent Brossoit stopped 42 of 48 shots for the Jets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Montreal went 1-for-2, while the Jets were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Montreal outshot Winnipeg 48-29 in the game.
Next game, Montreal takes its act on the road to face Tampa Bay looking for another win. For Winnipeg, they head home to face St. Louis.