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Ottawa Ices Montreal 5-4 - Recap
Ottawa needed a shootout to earn a 5-4 victory over Montreal on Tuesday in NHL action at Canadian Tire Centre.
Ottawa won as a +184 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Ottawa got goals from Brady Tkachuk(2), Drake Batherson, and Erik Brannstrom in the victory. Batherson opened the scoring at 1:36 of the first period.
Matt Murray turned in a 32-save effort for the Senators.
Montreal got goals from Shea Weber(2), Tyler Toffoli, and Jonathan Drouin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal got a 35-stop effort from Carey Price in the loss.
Ottawa scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Ottawa outshot Montreal 39-36 in the game.
Ottawa heads into a battle against the Flames. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Winnipeg.