nhl Game Recap
Montreal Ices New York 4-3 - Recap
Jeff Petry scored a pair of goals against the Rangers as Montreal handed New York a 4-3 defeat on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.
Bettors who backed the Canadiens were rewarded as +156 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Montreal got goals from Jeff Petry(2), Mike Hoffman, and Ryan Poehling in the victory. Poehling opened the scoring at 18:45 of the first period.
Sam Montembeault turned in a 24-save effort for the Canadiens.
Frank Vatrano, Ryan Reaves, and Ryan Strome scored for the Rangers, finding the net behind Sam Montembeault.
New York got a 20-stop effort from Alexandar Georgiev in the loss.
Montreal scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Montreal 27-24 in the game.
Next game, Montreal takes its act home to face Florida looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Washington.