nhl Game Recap
Canadiens Down New York 4-3 - Match Report
Montreal skated to a 4-3 victory over New York on Saturday in NHL action at Bell Centre.
Montreal was an underdog by +178 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Mike Matheson, Nick Suzuki, Kirby Dach, and Justin Barron each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Suzuki opened the scoring for Montreal.
Sam Montembeault turned in a 27-save effort for the Canadiens.
Brock Nelson, Bo Horvat, and Matt Martin scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Sam Montembeault.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 27 of 31 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Montreal went 0-for-2, while the Islanders were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Montreal outshot New York 31-30 in the game.
Montreal heads into a battle against the Oilers. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.