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SPORTS Friday 22 November 2019
Tkachuk scores in OT, Senators beat Canadiens 2-1

MONTREAL (AP) — Brady on, moments after Anthony rik Lundqvist stopped 30
Tkachuk finished what Duclair missed the net from shots, and New York beat
Jean-Gabriel Pageau start- the slot. "We're not play- short-handed Washington.
ed, and the Ottawa Sena- ing bad hockey but we're Pavel Buchnevich had a
tors feel like they have the not finishing our chances," goal and an assist, Brett
struggling franchise mov- Canadiens coach Claude Howden also scored, and
ing in the right direction. Julien said. "When you Kaapo Kakko added two
Tkachuk went five-hole on don't finish your chances, assists for the Rangers, who
Carey Price 38 seconds you give the other team ended a two-game skid
into overtime, Pageau a chance to stay in the and improved to 6-3-1 in
scored for the second game. It's frustrating, it's their last 10 games. Lun-
straight game and the unfortunate, but it's not be- dqvist earned his 454th win,
Senators beat the Montre- cause we're playing bad tying Curtis Joseph for fifth
al Canadiens 2-1 Wednes- hockey." Ottawa's league- on the NHL's career list.
day night. Craig Anderson worst power play finished 0 Evgeny Kuznetsov scored
stopped 35 shots, and Ot- for 3. The Sens were down and Braden Holtby made
tawa won for the fourth a forward for most of the 27 saves for first-place
time in five games."We're game. Forward Vladislav Washington, which lost in
still learning and getting Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) scores the winning Namestnikov left in the first regulation for the second
goal against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price (31)
better," Tkachuk said. "And during overtime NHL hockey action in Montreal, Wednesday, period after falling awk- time in four games after an
we've improved so much Nov. 20, 2019. wardly into the boards on a 11-0-2 stretch. The Capi-
since the start of the year. I Associated Press hit from defenseman Cale tals failed to earn a point
definitely think we're trend- into the period. Ennis nearly Price made a blocker save. Fleury. He did not return. for only the fourth time in
ing in the right direction. gave Ottawa a 2-1 lead in The visitors kept coming in RANGERS 4, CAPITALS 1 24 games, including the
Montreal rookie Nick Su- the final minute of the sec- the third. Price denied En- NEW YORK (AP) — Artemi second time in 13 on the
zuki scored in the second ond on a breakaway, but nis on a power play early Panarin scored twice, Hen- road.q
period, and Price stopped
22 shots for the Canadiens
a day after allowing five
goals in Columbus.
Pageau beat Price at
9:55 of the second by tip-
ping a shot from Tyler En-
nis. Pageau leads the NHL
with 10 goals this month,
and the 27-year-old also
has nine goals in 20 ca-
reer games versus the Ca-
nadiens — his most against
any opponent.
"It's obviously a great feel-
ing," said Pageau, who
has 13 goals this season.
"I'm feeling confident in my
abilities right now and I'm
lucky to have the team-
mates I have right now.
We're playing some really
good hockey.
"When I shoot, I always try
to score now. That's some-
thing that changes when
you play with confidence."
Both teams were playing
on consecutive nights. Ot-
tawa defeated the Red
Wings 4-3 in Detroit on Tues-
day while the Canadiens
lost 5-2 to the Blue Jackets.
The Canadiens were the
better team in the first pe-
riod, outshooting Ottawa
12-3, but neither scored.
Suzuki scored on a power
play with Nikita Zaitsev in
the box for cross-checking.
Phillip Danault found the
puck during a net-front
scramble and passed to
Suzuki for an easy score. It
was his sixth goal of the sea-
son and came 44 seconds