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Montreal Skates Past Ottawa 3-2 - Recap

Montreal got a 35-save performance from Cayden Primeau as the Canadiens handed Ottawa a 3-2 loss on Wednesday at Bell Centre.

The Canadiens were a -152 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.

Ben Chiarot, Nick Cousins, and Tomas Tatar each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Cousins opened the scoring for Montreal.

Cayden Primeau stopped 35 of 37 Ottawa shots in the victory.

Connor Brown, and Brady Tkachuk scored for the Senators, finding the net behind Cayden Primeau.

Ottawa got a 26-stop effort from Anders Nilsson in the loss.

On the power play, Montreal went 1-for-4, while the Senators were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.

Ottawa outshot Montreal 37-29 in the game.

Montreal heads into a battle against the Red Wings. Ottawa, meanwhile, will have their next action against Columbus.