nhl Game Recap
Ottawa Ices Montreal 5-2 - Recap
Ottawa skated to a 5-2 victory over Montreal on Saturday in NHL action at Bell Centre.
Ottawa won as a -155 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Drake Batherson, Austin Watson, Derick Brassard, Shane Pinto, and Julien Gauthier each scored for the Senators in the victory. Brassard opened the scoring for Ottawa.
Mads Sogaard turned in a 29-save effort for the Senators.
Mike Matheson, and Nick Suzuki scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Mads Sogaard.
Montreal got a 17-stop effort from Sam Montembeault in the loss.
Ottawa scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Ottawa lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 31-22.
Ottawa heads into a battle against the Red Wings. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against San Jose.