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Recap - Canadiens Defeat Anaheim 3-2

Carey Price made 35 stops Thursday to lead the Canadiens over the Ducks 3-2 at Bell Centre.

Bettors who backed the Canadiens were rewarded as -149 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.

Montreal got goals from Brendan Gallagher, Jeff Petry, and Nick Suzuki in the victory. Suzuki opened the scoring at 17:18 of the first period.

Carey Price turned in a 35-save effort for the Canadiens.

Anaheim got goals from Derek Grant, and Jakob Silfverberg in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Anaheim got a 24-stop effort from John Gibson in the loss.

On the power play, Montreal went 1-for-5, while the Ducks were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Anaheim by a margin of 37-27.

Montreal heads into a battle against the Maple Leafs. Anaheim, meanwhile, will have their next action against Toronto.