nhl Game Recap
Recap - Canadiens Defeat Washington 6-2
Montreal got 3 goals from Joel Armia en route to a 6-2 victory over Washington on Thursday at Bell Centre.
Montreal was an underdog by +134 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Montreal got goals from Joel Armia(3), Brendan Gallagher, Nick Suzuki, and Mike Hoffman in the victory. Suzuki opened the scoring at 3:42 of the second period.
Sam Montembeault stopped 24 of 26 Washington shots in the victory.
Nicklas Backstrom, and Dylan Strome scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Sam Montembeault.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 26 of 31 shots for the Capitals, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Montreal scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Washington went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Montreal outshot Washington 32-26 in the game.
Montreal heads into a battle against the Maple Leafs. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against Florida.