nhl Game Recap
Edmonton Skates Past Montreal 4-1 - Recap
The Oilers earned a 4-1 victory over the Canadiens on Monday at Rogers Place.
Bettors who backed the Oilers were rewarded as -134 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.
Edmonton got goals from Jesse Puljujarvi, Connor McDavid, Ethan Bear, and Devin Shore in the victory. Bear opened the scoring at 10:49 of the third period.
Mike Smith stopped 22 of 23 Montreal shots in the victory.
Montreal got a goal from Eric Staal in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Jake Allen stopped 25 of 28 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Edmonton went 0-for-4, while the Canadiens were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Edmonton outshot Montreal 36-23 in the game.