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Canadiens Fall 4-3 Against Vancouver - Game Recap

Vancouver got a 37-save performance from Thatcher Demko as the Canucks handed Montreal a 4-3 loss on Tuesday at Bell Centre.

Vancouver was an underdog by +122 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Vancouver got goals from Jake Virtanen, Alexander Edler, Bo Horvat, and Tyler Toffoli in the victory. Horvat opened the scoring at 15:57 of the first period.

Thatcher Demko stopped 37 of 40 Montreal shots in the victory.

Montreal got goals from Paul Byron, Shea Weber, and Jordan Weal in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Carey Price stopped 30 of 34 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Vancouver went 2-for-2, while the Canadiens were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Vancouver lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 40-34.

Next game, Vancouver takes its act on the road to face Ottawa looking for another win. For Montreal, they head home to face New York.