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Recap - Flames Defeat Montreal 2-1

The Canadiens came up short Tuesday against the Flames, falling 2-1.

Calgary won as a -161 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Connor Zary, and Nazem Kadri each scored for the Flames in the victory. Kadri opened the scoring for Calgary.

Jacob Markstrom turned in a 34-save effort for the Flames.

Gustav Lindstrom scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Jacob Markstrom.

Sam Montembeault stopped 27 of 29 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Calgary scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Calgary lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 35-29.

Calgary heads into a battle against the Canucks. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Vegas.