(7-6-1) Ottawa Senators 3-2 Montreal Canadiens (8-5-1)
Final
Last night it Montreal, It was a great night for the Sens thanks to Kovalev. The Senators were able to stop Montreal from putting on pressure inside the sens zone for a long period of time. That's why the Sens won 3-2. Kovalev scored the opening goal in the first to make it 1-0. Then in the second, the Sens would extend their lead with a goal from Zach Smith to make it 2-0. Then with 2 minutes to go in period 2, Spacek's point shot found it's way past Brian Elliot to cut the lead to 1. But in the third the Sens went on the powerplay, Kovalev Slapped it home past Carey Price to make it 3-1. Montreal wasn't ready to give up. As with 2 minutes to go, Brian Gionta skated in over the blueline and took a simple wrist shot that beat Elliot to cut the lead to 1. But that's as close as they would get as the Senators won this one 3-2 is your final.
"Give credit to our opponents -- they were fresh and worked harder than us," said Montreal coach Jacques Martin. "The last time we played them in Ottawa they had played the night before and we were fresh." In the lose, Carey Price was great once again as he was the 3rd star and he made 27 saves. As for the Sens, Brian Elliot made 21 saves in the win. In the victory, Kovalev got 2 goals and you know what that means? He is now 3 points away from getting point 1,000."It's a great achievement. If you look back at coming into the NHL at 19 and going over 1,000 games and getting to 1,000 points, that's a long journey and I'm definitely proud of myself," Kovalev Said. The Habs next game will be Tuesday night against the Canucks at the Bell Centre.
Written By Andrew Di Pardo
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