nhl Game Recap
Columbus Falls 8-2 to Canadiens - Recap
The Canadiens got a 3-goal performance from Rafael Harvey-Pinard as Montreal handed Columbus a 8-2 defeat on Saturday at Bell Centre.
Montreal was favored by -161 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Montreal got goals from Rafael Harvey-Pinard(3), Alex Belzile, Jesse Ylonen, Mike Hoffman, Brendan Gallagher, and Nick Suzuki in the victory. Hoffman opened the scoring at 3:39 of the first period.
Sam Montembeault turned in a 21-save effort for the Canadiens.
Kirill Marchenko, and Lane Pederson scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Sam Montembeault.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 18 of 24 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Montreal went 1-for-3, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 32-23.
Next game, Montreal takes its act on the road to face Buffalo looking for another win. For Columbus, they head on the road to face New York.