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Recap - Canadiens Defeat Nashville 6-3

Montreal got a pair of goals from Ryan Poehling as the Canadiens skated to a 6-3 victory over Nashville on Saturday at Bell Centre.

Montreal won as a +110 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Montreal got goals from Ryan Poehling(2), Brendan Gallagher, Christian Dvorak, Artturi Lehkonen, and Tyler Toffoli in the victory. Lehkonen opened the scoring at 2:41 of the first period.

Sam Montembeault turned in a 33-save effort for the Canadiens.

Nashville got a goal from Matt Duchene(3) in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Nashville got a 14-stop effort from Juuse Saros in the loss.

Montreal scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Nashville went 2-for-3 with the man advantage.

Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Nashville by a margin of 36-29.

Montreal heads into a battle against the Capitals. Nashville, meanwhile, will have their next action against Anaheim.