nhl Game Recap
Montreal Ices Ottawa 3-2 - Recap
Montreal skated to a 3-2 victory over Ottawa on Saturday in NHL action at Bell Centre.
Bettors who backed the Canadiens were rewarded as -146 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Montreal got goals from Jeff Petry, Tyler Toffoli, and Cole Caufield in the victory. Petry opened the scoring at 8:12 of the third period.
Cayden Primeau stopped 21 of 23 Ottawa shots in the victory.
Ottawa got goals from Thomas Chabot, and Tim Stuetzle in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 36 of 39 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Montreal went 1-for-3, while the Senators were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Montreal outshot Ottawa 39-23 in the game.
Next game, Montreal takes its act home to face Toronto looking for another win. For Ottawa, they head home to face Winnipeg.