Watson, Batherson score in 3rd, Senators beat Canadiens 5-2

Published February 25, 2023 10:26 PM

MONTREAL (AP) — Austin Watson and Drake Batherson scored in a 47-second span in the third period to help the Ottawa Senators beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Saturday night. Watson broke a tie at 4:31 with a deflection of Travis Hamonic’s point shot and Batherson fired a wrist shot from the slot past past goalie Sam Montembeault at 5:18. Julien Gauthier added his first goal for the Senators with 8:03 to go. Gauthier came over from the New York Rangers a week ago along with a seventh-round pick for forward Tyler Motte. Derick Brassard and Shane Pinto also scored for Ottawa and Mads Sogaard made 29 saves. Mike Matheson and Nick Suzuki scored for Montreal.

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