nhl Game Recap
Recap - Canadiens Defeat Pittsburgh 6-4
The Canadiens earned a 6-4 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday behind a 39-save performance from Sam Montembeault at PPG Paints Arena.
Montreal was an underdog by +288 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Montreal got goals from Josh Anderson, Mike Hoffman, Joel Edmundson, Anthony Richard, Jesse Ylonen, and Denis Gurianov in the victory. Hoffman opened the scoring at 5:21 of the first period.
Sam Montembeault stopped 39 of 43 Pittsburgh shots in the victory.
Pittsburgh got goals from Jake Guentzel(2), Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Casey DeSmith stopped 13 of 14 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Montreal went 0-for-2, while the Penguins were 2-for-4 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Montreal 43-22 in the game.
Montreal looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Panthers. The Penguins will aim to get back on the winning track at New York.