nhl Game Recap
Flyers vs Canadiens Final: 6-3 - Recap
James van Riemsdyk scored twice to lead the Flyers over Montreal 6-3 on Thursday at Bell Centre.
Philadelphia won as a +127 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Philadelphia got goals from James van Riemsdyk(2), Morgan Frost, Oskar Lindblom, Ivan Provorov, and Travis Konecny in the victory. van opened the scoring at 7:43 of the first period.
Martin Jones turned in a 31-save effort for the Flyers.
Montreal got goals from Mike Hoffman, Cole Caufield, and Jake Evans in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal got a 28-stop effort from Carey Price in the loss.
Philadelphia scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Philadelphia lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 34-34.
Next game, Philadelphia takes its act home to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For Montreal, they head on the road to face Ottawa.