nhl Game Recap
Montreal Canadiens vs New Jersey Devils Wrap - Montreal Wins 7-4
Montreal skated to a 7-4 victory over New Jersey on Thursday in NHL action at Prudential Center.
Montreal was an underdog by +140 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Montreal got goals from Jake Evans, Nick Suzuki, Joel Armia, Kale Clague, Chris Wideman, Cole Caufield, and Christian Dvorak in the victory. Suzuki opened the scoring at 4:35 of the first period.
Jake Allen stopped 33 of 37 New Jersey shots in the victory.
Tomas Tatar, Jesper Bratt, A.J. Greer, and Ty Smith scored for the Devils, finding the net behind Jake Allen.
Andrew Hammond stopped 13 of 19 shots for the Devils, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Montreal scored 0 times on 0 chances on the power play, while New Jersey went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New Jersey outshot Montreal 37-26 in the game.
Next game, Montreal takes its act on the road to face Toronto looking for another win. For New Jersey, they head on the road to face Dallas.