nhl Game Recap
Canadiens Fall 5-3 Against Tampa Bay - Game Recap
The Lightning got a 3-goal performance from Brandon Hagel as Tampa Bay handed Montreal a 5-3 defeat on Saturday at Amalie Arena.
Tampa Bay won as a -307 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Tampa Bay got goals from Brandon Hagel(3), Steven Stamkos, and Victor Hedman in the victory. Hedman opened the scoring at 11:31 of the first period.
Brian Elliott stopped 18 of 21 Montreal shots in the victory.
Montreal got goals from Mike Hoffman, Denis Gurianov, and Jesse Ylonen in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal got a 36-stop effort from Sam Montembeault in the loss.
Tampa Bay scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Montreal 41-21 in the game.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face New Jersey looking for another win. For Montreal, they head home to face Tampa Bay.