Ottawa Senators' Drake Batherson (19) celebrates his goal during second period NHL hockey action against the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Ottawa Senators' Drake Batherson (19) scores on Montreal Canadiens' goaltender Sam Montembeault while Lane Hutson (48) defends and Ottawa Senators' Dylan Cozens (24) looks on during the second period NHL hockey game in Montreal, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Montreal Canadiens' Jayden Struble catches the puck with his hand during the first period NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators in Montreal, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Montreal Canadiens' Cole Caufield, left, passes to teammate Juraj Slafkovský (20) in front of the net during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators in Montreal, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) makes save against Montreal Canadiens' Nick Suzuki (14) during the first period NHL hockey game in Montreal, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)1 / 5Senators Canadiens Hockey
Ottawa Senators' Drake Batherson (19) celebrates his goal during second period NHL hockey action against the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)1 / 5Senators Canadiens Hockey
Ottawa Senators' Drake Batherson (19) celebrates his goal during second period NHL hockey action against the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)2 / 5Senators Canadiens Hockey
Ottawa Senators' Drake Batherson (19) scores on Montreal Canadiens' goaltender Sam Montembeault while Lane Hutson (48) defends and Ottawa Senators' Dylan Cozens (24) looks on during the second period NHL hockey game in Montreal, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)3 / 5Senators Canadiens Hockey
Montreal Canadiens' Jayden Struble catches the puck with his hand during the first period NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators in Montreal, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)4 / 5Senators Canadiens Hockey
Montreal Canadiens' Cole Caufield, left, passes to teammate Juraj Slafkovský (20) in front of the net during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators in Montreal, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)5 / 5Senators Canadiens Hockey
Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) makes save against Montreal Canadiens' Nick Suzuki (14) during the first period NHL hockey game in Montreal, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Associated PressWed, December 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM UTC·1 min readMONTREAL (AP) — Brady Tkachuk and Fabian Zetterlund had a goal and an assist each as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 in a heavy-hitting game between two Atlantic Division rivals Tuesday night.
Drake Batherson, Jake Sanderson and Artem Zub also scored as Ottawa snapped a two-game skid to end a season-long seven-game road trip.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJordan Spence and Tyler Kleven provided two assists apiece, and Linus Ullmark stopped 19 shots.
Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky scored power-play goals for Montreal, which lost its second straight. Sam Montembeault made 24 saves.
The Senators led 2-1 after the first period. Slafkovsky opened the scoring at 3:37, but Zetterlund replied 24 seconds later with a one-timer from distance.
Sanderson and Batherson pushed Ottawa’s lead to 4-1 with goals one minute apart in the second.
Suzuki cut into the lead at 8:50 with a wrist shot through Ullmark. Tkachuk then made it 5-2 during a delayed penalty with 7:17 left in the game, taunting the crowd after the goal.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSenators journeyman David Perron picked up an assist in his 1,200th game, making stops in St. Louis (three times), Edmonton, Pittsburgh, Anaheim, Vegas, Detroit and Ottawa. The 37-year-old from Quebec has 322 career goals and 474 assists.
Up next
The Senators begin a three-game homestand on Thursday night against the New York Rangers. The Canadiens play again on Wednesday night, hosting the Winnipeg Jets.
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