nhl Game Recap
Canadiens Down Philadelphia 4-1 - Match Report
Ilya Kovalchuk was the difference, potting a pair for Montreal on Thursday as the Canadiens skated off with a 4-1 victory over the Flyers at Wells Fargo Center.
Montreal was an underdog by +115 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Montreal got goals from Ilya Kovalchuk(2), Tomas Tatar, and Artturi Lehkonen in the victory. Tatar opened the scoring at 19:05 of the first period.
Carey Price stopped 40 of 41 Philadelphia shots in the victory.
Joel Farabee scored for the Flyers, finding the net behind Carey Price.
Alex Lyon stopped 36 of 40 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Montreal went 1-for-3, while the Flyers were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Philadelphia outshot Montreal 41-40 in the game.
Next game, Montreal takes its act home to face Vegas looking for another win. For Philadelphia, they head home to face Los Angeles.