The Ottawa Senators scored four power-play goals to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday, powered by a three-point game from Claude Giroux.
Brett Berard put Montreal ahead 3:49 into the game with a deflected shot, but Giroux leveled the score for Ottawa with a power-play slap shot at 9:16 of the first period. The Senators pulled ahead during the second period with two more goals on the man advantage. Drake Batherson struck with a slap shot at 10:31, and Carter Yakemchuk followed with a wrist shot at 11:12 to extend the lead to 3-1. Montreal rallied early in the third period. Alex Belzile scored on a backhand shot at 5:19, and Sasha Pastujov tied the game unassisted with a snap shot at 7:05. Ottawa regained the lead for good at 10:57 of the third period when William Eklund scored on a wrist shot during a power play.
Ottawa finished 4 for 8 on the power play, while Montreal went 0 for 3. Linus Ullmark made 20 saves on 23 shots to record the victory for the Senators. Jakub Dobes stopped 22 of 26 shots in goal for the Canadiens.
Montreal hosts the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, October 20, at 7:00 PM ET. Ottawa hosts the Florida Panthers on Wednesday, October 21, at 7:30 PM ET.
