nhl Game Recap
Recap - Ducks Defeat Montreal 3-2
The Ducks beat Montreal 3-2 on Friday, earning a victory backstopped by John Gibson's 26 saves.
Bettors who backed the Ducks were rewarded as -118 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Anaheim got goals from Jayson Megna, Jakob Silfverberg, and Mason McTavish in the victory. Megna opened the scoring at 4:20 of the first period.
John Gibson stopped 26 of 28 Montreal shots in the victory.
Montreal got goals from Nick Suzuki, and Jonathan Drouin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Sam Montembeault stopped 30 of 33 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Anaheim went 2-for-3, while the Canadiens were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Anaheim by a margin of 33-28.
Anaheim heads into a battle against the Kraken. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Vegas.