nhl Game Recap
Recap - Canadiens Defeat Philadelphia 5-2
Montreal skated to a 5-2 victory over Philadelphia on Friday in NHL action at Wells Fargo Center.
The Canadiens were a +144 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Montreal got goals from Nick Suzuki, Josh Anderson, David Savard, Chris Tierney, and Jesse Ylonen in the victory. Savard opened the scoring at 17:50 of the first period.
Jake Allen turned in a 24-save effort for the Canadiens.
Owen Tippett, and Ivan Provorov scored for the Flyers, finding the net behind Jake Allen.
Philadelphia got a 26-stop effort from Carter Hart in the loss.
Montreal scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Philadelphia went 0-for-0 with the man advantage.
Philadelphia lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 31-26.
Montreal heads into a battle against the Senators. Philadelphia, meanwhile, will have their next action against New Jersey.