Tkachuk, Zetterlund lead Ottawa Senators past Montreal Canadiens 5-2

MONTREAL AP Brady Tkachuk and Fabian Zetterlund had a goal and an assist each as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens - in a heavy-hitting encounter 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 Jordan Spence and Tyler Kleven provided two assists apiece and Linus Ullmark stopped shots Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky scored power-play goals for Montreal which lost its second straight Sam Montembeault made saves The Senators led - after the first period Slafkovsky opened the scoring at but Zetterlund replied seconds later with a one-timer from distance Sanderson and Batherson pushed Ottawa s lead to - with goals one minute apart in the second Suzuki cut into the lead at with a wrist shot through Ullmark Tkachuk then made it - during a delayed penalty with left in the meeting taunting the crowd after the goal Senators journeyman David Perron picked up an assist in his th competition making stops in St Louis three times Edmonton Pittsburgh Anaheim Vegas Detroit and Ottawa The -year-old from Quebec has career goals and 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 AP NHL https apnews com hub nhl Source