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Montreal Falls 3-2 to Kings - Recap

The Canadiens came up short Tuesday against the Kings, falling 3-2.

Los Angeles was an underdog by +136 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Alex Iafallo, Brendan Lemieux, and Adrian Kempe each scored for the Kings in the victory. Lemieux opened the scoring for Los Angeles.

Calvin Petersen turned in a 33-save effort for the Kings.

Jake Evans, and Ben Chiarot scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Calvin Petersen.

Montreal got a 31-stop effort from Jake Allen in the loss.

On the power play, Los Angeles went 0-for-4, while the Canadiens were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Montreal outshot Los Angeles 35-34 in the game.

Next game, Los Angeles takes its act on the road to face Ottawa looking for another win. For Montreal, they head home to face Calgary.