nhl Game Recap
Montreal Ices St. Louis 3-2 - Recap
Montreal got a pair of goals from Cole Caufield as the Canadiens skated to a 3-2 victory over St. Louis on Thursday at Bell Centre.
Bettors who backed the Canadiens were rewarded as +229 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Montreal got goals from Cole Caufield(2), and Paul Byron in the victory. Byron opened the scoring at 7:13 of the first period.
Sam Montembeault stopped 25 of 27 St. Louis shots in the victory.
St. Louis got goals from Robert Thomas, and Pavel Buchnevich in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
St. Louis got a 27-stop effort from Ville Husso in the loss.
Montreal scored 0 times on 5 chances on the power play, while St. Louis went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Montreal outshot St. Louis 30-27 in the game.
Next game, Montreal takes its act on the road to face New York looking for another win. For St. Louis, they head on the road to face Toronto.