nhl Game Recap
Montreal Skates Past Nashville 3-2 - Recap
Cole Caufield scored twice to lead the Canadiens over Nashville 3-2 on Thursday at Bell Centre.
Bettors who backed the Canadiens were rewarded as -140 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Cole Caufield(2), and Oliver Kapanen each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Kapanen opened the scoring for Montreal.
Jakub Dobes stopped 17 of 19 Nashville shots in the victory.
Steven Stamkos, and Nick Perbix scored for the Predators, finding the net behind Jakub Dobes.
Nashville got a 27-stop effort from Juuse Saros in the loss.
Montreal scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Nashville went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Montreal outshot Nashville 30-19 in the game.
Next game, Montreal takes its act home to face New York looking for another win. For Nashville, they head on the road to face Winnipeg.