nhl Game Recap
Recap - Canadiens Defeat Vegas 5-4
Montreal needed a shootout to earn a 5-4 victory over Vegas on Saturday in NHL action at Bell Centre.
Montreal won as a +106 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Nick Cousins(2), Joel Armia, and Ilya Kovalchuk each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Cousins opened the scoring for Montreal.
Carey Price turned in a 31-save effort for the Canadiens.
Vegas got goals from Paul Stastny, Max Pacioretty, Reilly Smith, and Jonathan Marchessault in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Vegas got a 28-stop effort from Marc-Andre Fleury in the loss.
Montreal scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Vegas went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Vegas outshot Montreal 35-32 in the game.
Montreal heads into a battle against the Capitals. Vegas, meanwhile, will have their next action against Boston.