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Montreal Ices Ottawa 5-1 - Recap
Montreal skated to a 5-1 victory over Ottawa on Saturday in NHL action at Bell Centre.
Bettors who backed the Canadiens were rewarded as -148 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go PUSH the closing total of 6.0.
Montreal got goals from Jake Evans, Brett Kulak, Joel Armia, Paul Byron, and Cole Caufield in the victory. Evans opened the scoring at 16:32 of the first period.
Jake Allen stopped 29 of 30 Ottawa shots in the victory.
Josh Norris scored for the Senators, finding the net behind Jake Allen.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 22 of 27 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Montreal scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Ottawa went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Ottawa by a margin of 30-27.
Montreal looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Bruins. The Senators will aim to get back on the winning track at New York.