nhl Game Recap
San Jose Sharks vs Montreal Canadiens Wrap - San Jose Wins 3-2
San Jose skated to a 3-2 victory over Montreal on Thursday in NHL action at Bell Centre.
San Jose was an underdog by +135 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
San Jose got goals from Fabian Zetterlund, Luke Kunin, and Nikita Okhotiuk in the victory. Kunin opened the scoring at 5:19 of the first period.
MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 33 of 35 Montreal shots in the victory.
Montreal got goals from Brendan Gallagher, and Mike Matheson in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal got a 32-stop effort from Sam Montembeault in the loss.
San Jose scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Montreal outshot San Jose 35-35 in the game.
San Jose heads into a battle against the Senators. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Edmonton.