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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens Wrap - Montreal Wins 2-0

Montreal's defense, led by netminder Carey Price, shut down Pittsburgh 2-0 at Scotiabank Arena on on Friday.

Montreal won as a +143 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Shea Weber, and Artturi Lehkonen each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Lehkonen opened the scoring for Montreal.

Carey Price stopped 22 of 22 Pittsburgh shots in the victory.

Tristan Jarry stopped 20 of 21 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Montreal scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 22-22.