nhl Game Recap
Philadelphia Skates Past Montreal 2-1 - Recap
The Canadiens came up short Wednesday against the Flyers, falling 2-1.
Bettors who backed the Flyers were rewarded as -153 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.
Philadelphia got goals from Joel Farabee, and Ivan Provorov in the victory. Provorov opened the scoring at 8:54 of the first period.
Carter Hart stopped 27 of 28 Montreal shots in the victory.
Montreal got a goal from Shea Weber in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Carey Price stopped 29 of 31 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Philadelphia went 1-for-3, while the Canadiens were 1-for-1 with the man advantage.
Philadelphia outshot Montreal 31-28 in the game.