nhl Game Recap
Recap - Blackhawks Defeat Montreal 3-2
Chicago skated to a 3-2 victory over Montreal on Thursday in NHL action at United Center.
The Blackhawks were a -234 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Chicago got goals from Philipp Kurashev, Dominik Kubalik, and Patrick Kane in the victory. Kubalik opened the scoring at 7:42 of the first period.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 of 29 Montreal shots in the victory.
Jeff Petry, and Mike Hoffman scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Marc-Andre Fleury.
Montreal got a 28-stop effort from Sam Montembeault in the loss.
On the power play, Chicago went 1-for-4, while the Canadiens were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Chicago outshot Montreal 31-29 in the game.
Chicago heads into a battle against the Ducks. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Arizona.