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Islanders Fall 2-1 Against Montreal - Game Recap

The Canadiens earned a 2-1 victory over the Islanders on Tuesday at Bell Centre.

Montreal won as a +119 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Patrik Laine, and Nick Suzuki each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Laine opened the scoring for Montreal.

Sam Montembeault turned in a 30-save effort for the Canadiens.

Anders Lee scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Sam Montembeault.

New York got a 25-stop effort from Ilya Sorokin in the loss.

Montreal scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

New York outshot Montreal 31-27 in the game.

Next game, Montreal takes its act home to face Nashville looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Seattle.