nhl Game Recap
Senators Down Montreal 6-2 - Match Report
Ottawa skated to a 6-2 victory over Montreal on Thursday in NHL action at Canadian Tire Centre.
The Senators were a -175 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Ottawa got goals from Vladimir Tarasenko, Rourke Chartier, Parker Kelly, Mathieu Joseph, Tim Stuetzle, and Brady Tkachuk in the victory. Tkachuk opened the scoring at 8:40 of the first period.
Joonas Korpisalo stopped 21 of 23 Montreal shots in the victory.
Montreal got goals from Michael Pezzetta, and Cole Caufield in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Montreal got a 32-stop effort from Cayden Primeau in the loss.
On the power play, Ottawa went 0-for-2, while the Canadiens were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Ottawa by a margin of 38-23.
Ottawa heads into a battle against the Jets. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Boston.