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Montreal Ices Vancouver 7-3 - Recap

Tyler Toffoli was the difference, potting a pair for Montreal on Thursday as the Canadiens skated off with a 7-3 victory over the Canucks at Rogers Arena.

Montreal was favored by -148 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Tyler Toffoli(2), Joel Armia(2), Josh Anderson, Jake Evans, and Ben Chiarot each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Toffoli opened the scoring for Montreal.

Jake Allen turned in a 14-save effort for the Canadiens.

Bo Horvat(2), and Brandon Sutter scored for the Canucks, finding the net behind Jake Allen.

Thatcher Demko stopped 35 of 42 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Montreal scored 1 times on 9 chances on the power play, while Vancouver went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.

Montreal outshot Vancouver 42-17 in the game.