Ottawa 3, Montreal 2

First Period_1, Montreal, Gallagher 5 (Tatar, Danault), 10:31. 2, Ottawa, Chabot 3 (Stutzle, Tierney), 19:21. 3, Ottawa, Stutzle 4 (Chabot, Batherson), 19:39 (pp). Penalties_Petry, MTL (Holding), 19:32.

Second Period_4, Ottawa, C.Brown 1 (Brannstrom, Stutzle), 8:12. Penalties_Ottawa bench, served by Tkachuk (Roughing), 14:18; Paul, OTT (Roughing), 14:18; Evans , MTL (Roughing), 14:18; C.Brown, OTT (Closing Hand on the Puck), 15:58.

Third Period_5, Montreal, Anderson 7 (Danault), 18:31 (sh). Penalties_Perry, MTL (Fighting), 7:09; Gudbranson, OTT (Fighting), 7:09; Zub, OTT (Tripping), 10:01; Tkachuk, OTT (Tripping), 12:22; Chiarot, MTL (High Sticking), 16:25; Tatar, MTL (Boarding), 19:35.

Shots on Goal_Ottawa 9-8-5_22. Montreal 12-8-18_38.

Power-play opportunities_Ottawa 1 of 4; Montreal 0 of 4.

Goalies_Ottawa, Murray 2-4-1 (38 shots-36 saves). Montreal, Price 4-1-2 (22-19).

A_0 (21,288). T_2:26.

Referees_Brad Meier, Graham Skilliter. Linesmen_Kiel Murchison, Derek Nansen.