nhl Game Recap
Philadelphia Falls 5-4 to Canadiens - Recap
Montreal earned a 5-4 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday, but needed a shootout to do it at Bell Centre.
Bettors who backed the Canadiens were rewarded as -126 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Cole Caufield(2), Christian Dvorak, and Mike Matheson each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Dvorak opened the scoring for Montreal.
Jake Allen stopped 25 of 29 Philadelphia shots in the victory.
Owen Tippett(2), Travis Sanheim, and Kevin Hayes scored for the Flyers, finding the net behind Jake Allen.
Philadelphia got a 28-stop effort from Carter Hart in the loss.
Montreal scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Philadelphia went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Montreal outshot Philadelphia 32-29 in the game.
Next game, Montreal takes its act home to face Buffalo looking for another win. For Philadelphia, they head home to face Calgary.