nhl Game Recap
Canadiens Fall 3-2 Against New York - Game Recap
The Islanders beat Montreal 3-2 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by Semyon Varlamov's 13 saves.
New York was favored by -230 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
New York got goals from Casey Cizikas, Pierre Engvall, and Kyle Palmieri in the victory. Engvall opened the scoring at 5:17 of the second period.
Semyon Varlamov turned in a 13-save effort for the Islanders.
Jordan Harris, and Cole Caufield scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Semyon Varlamov.
Sam Montembeault stopped 31 of 34 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New York went 0-for-4, while the Canadiens were 0-for-0 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 34-15.
New York looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Rangers. The Canadiens will aim to get back on the winning track at Ottawa.