nhl Game Recap
New York Ices Montreal 5-2 - Recap
Ryan Strome scored twice to lead the Rangers over Montreal 5-2 on Thursday at Bell Centre.
Bettors who backed the Rangers were rewarded as +112 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
New York got goals from Ryan Strome(2), Mika Zibanejad, Phillip Di Giuseppe, and Adam Fox in the victory. Di opened the scoring at 18:34 of the second period.
Alexandar Georgiev turned in a 32-save effort for the Rangers.
Montreal got goals from Max Domi, and Tomas Tatar in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal got a 30-stop effort from Carey Price in the loss.
New York scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Montreal 35-34 in the game.
Next game, New York takes its act on the road to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For Montreal, they head home to face Carolina.