nhl Game Recap
St. Louis Falls 5-4 to Canadiens - Recap
Joel Armia was the difference, potting a pair for Montreal on Saturday as the Canadiens skated off with a 5-4 victory over the Blues at Bell Centre.
The Canadiens were a +138 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Joel Armia(2), Josh Anderson, Kirby Dach, and Cole Caufield each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Armia opened the scoring for Montreal.
Jake Allen turned in a 18-save effort for the Canadiens.
St. Louis got goals from Nikita Alexandrov, Brandon Saad, Alexey Toropchenko, and Pavel Buchnevich in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
St. Louis got a 22-stop effort from Jordan Binnington in the loss.
On the power play, Montreal went 1-for-4, while the Blues were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Montreal outshot St. Louis 27-22 in the game.
Montreal heads into a battle against the Kraken. St. Louis, meanwhile, will have their next action against Minnesota.