nhl Game Recap
Red Wings Fall 4-3 Against Montreal - Game Recap
Montreal got a pair of goals from Nicolas Deslauriers as the Canadiens skated to a 4-3 victory over Detroit on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena.
The Canadiens were a +130 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Montreal got goals from Nicolas Deslauriers(2), Artturi Lehkonen, and Brendan Gallagher in the victory. Deslauriers opened the scoring at 5:46 of the first period.
Antti Niemi stopped 23 of 26 Detroit shots in the victory.
Detroit got goals from Tyler Bertuzzi, Darren Helm, and Dylan Larkin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Detroit got a 24-stop effort from Jared Coreau in the loss.
On the power play, Montreal went 0-for-1, while the Red Wings were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 28-26.
Next game, Montreal takes its act on the road to face Toronto looking for another win. For Detroit, they head home to face New York.