nhl Game Recap
Canadiens Down Nashville 4-3 - Match Report
Cole Caufield scored a pair of goals against the Predators as Montreal handed Nashville a 4-3 defeat on Thursday at Bell Centre.
Montreal won as a +160 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Montreal got goals from Cole Caufield(2), Kirby Dach, and Jake Evans in the victory. Evans opened the scoring at 13:30 of the first period.
Sam Montembeault stopped 39 of 42 Nashville shots in the victory.
Juuso Parssinen, Nino Niederreiter, and Filip Forsberg scored for the Predators, finding the net behind Sam Montembeault.
Nashville got a 31-stop effort from Yaroslav Askarov in the loss.
On the power play, Montreal went 2-for-3, while the Predators were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Nashville outshot Montreal 42-35 in the game.
Montreal heads into a battle against the Islanders. Nashville, meanwhile, will have their next action against Buffalo.