SEVERAL BLOWOUTS SO FAR

You would never have guessed that the Montreal Canadiens entered Monday’s game as the league’s worst offensive team.

Their 8-3 win over the Senators represents the most goals the Canadiens have scored against Ottawa since the Senators returned to the NHL during the 1992-93 season.

The Senators shouldn’t feel that bad. Through the first four weeks of the season, there have been five other games where a club has scored at least eight goals in a game. Also on Monday, Tampa and Florida took turns filling the net in the Lightning’s 8-5 victory.

On four other occasions this season, a team has hit seven.

If you think there are more big numbers than a year ago, you’re correct.

Last October, only five teams hit the seven-goal mark in October, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Below are the biggest blowouts in the modern history between the Senators and the Canadiens. Jan. 21, 2011 (at Montreal): Canadiens 7, Senators 1 Dec. 23, 1996 (at Montreal): Senators 6, Canadiens 0 Jan. 13, 2007 (at Ottawa): Senators 8, Canadiens 3 Oct. 30, 2017 (at Ottawa): Canadiens 8, Senators 3 *May 9, 2013 (at Montreal): Senators 6, Canadiens 1 *May 5, 2013 (at Ottawa): Senators 6, Canadiens 1 Feb. 9, 2008 (at Ottawa): Senators 6, Canadiens 1 March 19, 2016 (at Ottawa): Senators 5, Canadiens 0 *Playoffs