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Ottawa Senators vs Montreal Canadiens Wrap - Ottawa Wins 5-4

Tim Stuetzle scored a pair of goals against the Canadiens as Ottawa handed Montreal a 5-4 defeat on Tuesday at Bell Centre.

Ottawa was favored by -187 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Tim Stuetzle(2), Brady Tkachuk, Claude Giroux, and Alex DeBrincat each scored for the Senators in the victory. Giroux opened the scoring for Ottawa.

Anton Forsberg turned in a 28-save effort for the Senators.

Montreal got goals from Rafael Harvey-Pinard(2), Kirby Dach, and Mike Hoffman in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Montreal got a 24-stop effort from Jake Allen in the loss.

On the power play, Ottawa went 2-for-3, while the Canadiens were 2-for-5 with the man advantage.

Ottawa lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 32-29.

Ottawa looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Oilers. The Canadiens will aim to get back on the winning track vs. New York.