GANDER, N.L. – Tim Stutzle recorded a objective and two assists because the Ottawa Senators gained their third consecutive recreation over the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Thursday in pre-season motion on the Steele Neighborhood Centre in Gander, N.L.
Drake Batherson opened the scoring simply 38 seconds into the sport, adopted by a Brady Tkachuk objective beneath eight minutes later as Ottawa (4-3) took an early 2-0 lead.
Kaiden Guhle put Montreal (0-6-1) on the board 12:23 into the primary interval to chop the deficit.
Within the second, Kirby Dach scored a power-play objective to even the sport for the Canadiens 5:13 into the interval. Nevertheless, Stutzle responded six minutes later to place Ottawa up as soon as once more.
Claude Giroux added to the Senators’ lead 8:02 into the ultimate interval. Josh Anderson scored for Montreal a minute later however that was all of the Canadiens may muster.
Anton Forsberg stopped 20-of-23 pictures he confronted within the victory whereas his counterpart Cayden Primeau made 22 saves for Montreal.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Oct. 6, 2022.
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