Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators

· National Hockey League

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Senators beat the Canadiens 5-2 to prevent Montreal from clinching a playoff spot Friday

Ridly Greig had a goal and an assist, and Drake Batherson and Dylan Cozens also scored for playoff-bound Ottawa. Linus Ullmark made 20 saves.

Nick Suzuki and Christian Dvorak scored for Montreal, and Sam Montembeault stopped 28 shots.

The Canadiens hold the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. They needed a regulation win to wrap up a playoff spot Friday.

The Senators avoided a season sweep at the hands of the Canadiens, who were riding a six-game winning streak.

Takeaways Senators: Got off to a solid start and didn’t let up.

Canadiens: Struggled to catch up after falling behind early.

Key moment Ottawa held Montreal to just four shots in the third period.

Key stat Jake Sanderson picked up his 100th career NHL assist with a helper on Ottawa’s third goal.

Up next The Canadiens are at Toronto on Saturday night. The Senators host Philadelphia on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

MTL wins series 3-1

Goal	1st Period 0:28	Shane Pinto Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Ridly Greig (20), Michael Amadio (14)
Goal	1st Period 4:18	Dylan Cozens Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Nikolas Matinpalo (2), Tyler Kleven (5)
Goal	2nd Period 1:05	Ridly Greig Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Michael Amadio (15), Jake Sanderson (44)
Goal	2nd Period 2:26	Christian Dvorak Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Armia (16), Jayden Struble (11)
Goal	2nd Period 14:14	Drake Batherson Goal (23) Deflected, assists: Thomas Chabot (34), Nick Jensen (18)
Goal	2nd Period 15:32	Nick Suzuki Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (32), Cole Caufield (31)
Goal	3rd Period 17:44	Shane Pinto Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Artem Zub (11)