Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators

· National Hockey League

36-18-10

Final
3 - 2

32-23-9

Demidov breaks 3rd-period tie in the Canadiens' 3-2 victory over the Senators

Demidov scored off Alex Newhook's rebound and Montreal held on a night after beating Toronto 3-1 at home.

Juraj Slafkovsky and Alexandre Texier also scored for Montreal, with Demidov assisting on Slafkovsky's power-play goal in the first period.

Texier tied it at 2 on a wraparound with 2:31 left in the second.

Drake Batherson scored twice for Ottawa. Linus Ullmark stopped 20 shots.

Montreal’s Jake Evans played his 400th NHL game.

Up next Canadiens: Host San Jose on Saturday night.

Senators: Host Anaheim on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

MTL wins series 3-1

Goal	1st Period 1:16	Juraj Slafkovský Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (37), Nick Suzuki (54)
Goal	1st Period 16:42	Drake Batherson Goal (24) Deflected, assists: Brady Tkachuk (27), Tim Stützle (39)
Goal	1st Period 18:41	Drake Batherson Goal (25) Tip-In, assists: Tim Stützle (40), Claude Giroux (29)
Goal	2nd Period 17:29	Alexandre Texier Goal (8) Wrap-around, assists: Lane Hutson (55), Jake Evans (10)
Goal	3rd Period 12:40	Ivan Demidov Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Newhook (10), Kaiden Guhle (6)