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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens Wrap - Montreal Wins 4-3

The Canadiens earned a 4-3 victory over the Penguins on Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena.

The Canadiens were a +145 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Shea Weber, Jonathan Drouin, Paul Byron, and Jeff Petry each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Weber opened the scoring for Montreal.

Carey Price turned in a 30-save effort for the Canadiens.

Pittsburgh got goals from Patric Hornqvist, Jason Zucker, and Teddy Blueger in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Matt Murray stopped 27 of 31 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Montreal went 0-for-5, while the Penguins were 2-for-3 with the man advantage.

Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 33-31.