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Recap - Senators Defeat Montreal 6-3

Ottawa got a pair of goals from Evgenii Dadonov as the Senators skated to a 6-3 victory over Montreal on Saturday at Bell Centre.

Bettors who backed the Senators were rewarded as +199 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.

Evgenii Dadonov(2), Drake Batherson, Artem Anisimov, Brady Tkachuk, and Connor Brown each scored for the Senators in the victory. Tkachuk opened the scoring for Ottawa.

Anton Forsberg stopped 35 of 38 Montreal shots in the victory.

Montreal got goals from Josh Anderson(2), and Tyler Toffoli in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Carey Price stopped 26 of 31 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Ottawa went 1-for-2, while the Canadiens were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.

Montreal outshot Ottawa 38-32 in the game.

Next game, Ottawa takes its act on the road to face Winnipeg looking for another win. For Montreal, they head home to face Edmonton.