nhl Game Recap
Canucks Fall 5-4 Against Montreal - Game Recap
Montreal needed a shootout to earn a 5-4 victory over Vancouver on Saturday in NHL action at Bell Centre.
Bettors who backed the Canadiens were rewarded as -183 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Joel Edmundson, Tomas Tatar, Brendan Gallagher, and Nick Suzuki each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Suzuki opened the scoring for Montreal.
Carey Price stopped 14 of 18 Vancouver shots in the victory.
Vancouver got goals from Jake Virtanen, Brock Boeser, Tyler Motte, and Bo Horvat in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Vancouver got a 36-stop effort from Braden Holtby in the loss.
On the power play, Montreal went 1-for-1, while the Canucks were 1-for-1 with the man advantage.
Vancouver lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 40-18.
Montreal heads into a battle against the Oilers. Vancouver, meanwhile, will have their next action against Winnipeg.