nhl Game Recap
Canadiens Fall 5-2 Against Calgary - Game Recap
Mikael Backlund scored twice to lead the Flames over Montreal 5-2 on Saturday at Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Flames were a -161 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Calgary got goals from Mikael Backlund(2), Daniil Miromanov, Nazem Kadri, and Martin Pospisil in the victory. Backlund opened the scoring at 16:23 of the first period.
Dustin Wolf turned in a 36-save effort for the Flames.
David Savard, and Cole Caufield scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Dustin Wolf.
Cayden Primeau stopped 23 of 28 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Calgary scored 2 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Calgary lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 38-28.
Next game, Calgary takes its act home to face Washington looking for another win. For Montreal, they head on the road to face Edmonton.