nhl Game Recap
Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators Wrap - Montreal Wins 5-2
Montreal skated to a 5-2 victory over Ottawa on Saturday in NHL action at Canadian Tire Centre.
The Canadiens were a +145 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Montreal got goals from Patrik Laine, Juraj Slafkovsky, Brendan Gallagher, Cole Caufield, and Josh Anderson in the victory. Gallagher opened the scoring at 2:28 of the first period.
Sam Montembeault turned in a 25-save effort for the Canadiens.
Ottawa got goals from Jake Sanderson, and Tim Stuetzle in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Linus Ullmark stopped 10 of 15 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Montreal scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Ottawa went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Ottawa by a margin of 27-25.
Montreal heads into a battle against the Hurricanes. Ottawa, meanwhile, will have their next action against Winnipeg.