nhl Game Recap
New York Rangers vs Montreal Canadiens Wrap - New York Wins 4-1
Filip Chytil was the difference, potting a pair for New York on Thursday as the Rangers skated off with a 4-1 victory over the Canadiens at Bell Centre.
New York won as a -196 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
New York got goals from Filip Chytil(2), Chris Kreider, and Braden Schneider in the victory. Kreider opened the scoring at 7:43 of the second period.
Jaroslav Halak stopped 17 of 18 Montreal shots in the victory.
Joel Armia scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Jaroslav Halak.
Montreal got a 27-stop effort from Jake Allen in the loss.
New York scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Montreal 31-18 in the game.
New York heads into a battle against the Devils. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against St. Louis.