nhl Game Recap
Dallas Skates Past Montreal 5-2 - Recap
Joe Pavelski sniped 3 goals in leading Dallas to a 5-2 win over Montreal on Saturday at Bell Centre.
Dallas won as a -164 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Dallas got goals from Joe Pavelski(3), Esa Lindell, and Jason Robertson in the victory. Pavelski opened the scoring at 4:24 of the first period.
Jake Oettinger stopped 32 of 34 Montreal shots in the victory.
Montreal got goals from Mike Hoffman, and Arber Xhekaj in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal got a 25-stop effort from Jake Allen in the loss.
On the power play, Dallas went 2-for-3, while the Canadiens were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Dallas lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 34-30.
Next game, Dallas takes its act on the road to face Ottawa looking for another win. For Montreal, they head home to face Minnesota.