nhl Game Recap
Montreal Skates Past Detroit 6-1 - Recap
Montreal got 3 goals from Mathieu Perreault en route to a 6-1 victory over Detroit on Saturday at Bell Centre.
Bettors who backed the Canadiens were rewarded as -171 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Mathieu Perreault(3), Christian Dvorak, Ben Chiarot, and Mike Hoffman each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Chiarot opened the scoring for Montreal.
Jake Allen stopped 26 of 27 Detroit shots in the victory.
Dylan Larkin scored for the Red Wings, finding the net behind Jake Allen.
Detroit got a 12-stop effort from Thomas Greiss in the loss.
Montreal scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Detroit went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Detroit outshot Montreal 27-24 in the game.
Next game, Montreal takes its act on the road to face Seattle looking for another win. For Detroit, they head on the road to face Chicago.