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Vancouver Ices Montreal 5-3 - Recap
Vancouver skated to a 5-3 victory over Montreal on Wednesday in NHL action at Rogers Arena.
The Canucks were a -214 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Travis Hamonic, Elias Pettersson, Bo Horvat, J.T. Miller, and Brock Boeser each scored for the Canucks in the victory. Hamonic opened the scoring for Vancouver.
Thatcher Demko stopped 22 of 25 Montreal shots in the victory.
Artturi Lehkonen(2), and Rem Pitlick scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Thatcher Demko.
Sam Montembeault stopped 28 of 32 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Vancouver scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Vancouver by a margin of 33-25.
Vancouver looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Capitals. The Canadiens will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Seattle.