nhl Game Recap
Montreal Skates Past New York 5-3 - Recap
Josh Anderson scored twice to lead the Canadiens over New York 5-3 on Saturday at Bell Centre.
Bettors who backed the Canadiens were rewarded as +105 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Montreal got goals from Josh Anderson(2), Joel Armia, Cole Caufield, and Christian Dvorak in the victory. Armia opened the scoring at 7:45 of the second period.
Sam Montembeault turned in a 30-save effort for the Canadiens.
Brock Nelson(2), and Bo Horvat scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Sam Montembeault.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 36 of 40 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Montreal scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 41-33.
Montreal heads into a battle against the Jets. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Edmonton.