Three-goal third period pushes Senators past Canadiens

The Ottawa Senators scored three times in the third period in a 5-2 win over the host Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

Austin Watson tipped a Travis Hamonic point shot through traffic at the front of the net to give Ottawa a 3-2 lead at 4:31 of the final frame, and Drake Batherson made it 4-2 at 5:18 from the high slot.

Julien Gauthier pushed it to 5-2 on a 2-on-1 at 11:57.

Mads Sogaard made 30 saves for the Senators, w