OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ivan Demidov broke a tie with 7:20 left, Jacob Fowler made 32 saves, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory.
Demidov scored off Alex Newhook's rebound, and Montreal held on a night after beating Toronto 3-1 at home.
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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.
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