Canadiens Down Vancouver 4-1 - Match Report

Canadiens Down Vancouver 4-1 - Match Report

Montreal earned a 4-1 victory over Vancouver behind a 2-goal performance from Erik Cole on Saturday at Rogers Arena.

Bettors who backed the Canadiens were rewarded as +210 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.

Erik Cole (2), P.K. Subban, and Blake Geoffrion each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Geoffrion opened the scoring for Montreal, finding the back of the net at 18:43 of the second period. The goal was assisted by Louis Leblanc and Yannick Weber.

Carey Price stopped 32 of 33 Vancouver shots in the victory.

Vancouver got a goal from Ryan Kesler in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Roberto Luongo stopped 31 of 35 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Montreal scored 1 time on 3 chances on the power play, while Vancouver went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Montreal outshot Vancouver 35-33 in the game.

Next game, Montreal takes its act on the road to face Buffalo looking for another win. For Vancouver, they head home to face Phoenix.