Tkachuk lifts Sens past Canadiens in OT
MONTREAL: Brady Tkachuk scored 38 seconds into overtime to lift the visiting Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.
Tkachuk collected a pass in full stride in the neutral zone from Chris Tierney, and the speedy winger outraced Tomas Tatar to put a backhander, his eighth goal, past Montreal goalie Carey Price for the game-winner.
Ottawa’s Jean-Gabriel Pageau tallied his 13th goal, giving him an NHLbest 10 in November — one more than Edmonton’s Connor McDavid.
The 10 goals are the most by an Ottawa player in November since Daniel Alfredsson netted 10 in 2007.
Craig Anderson made 35 saves as Ottawa won for the sixth time in eight games.
Nick Suzuki scored for the Canadiens, who were playing the first of five straight at home. Montreal took their third consecutive loss (0-2-1).
Playing on consecutive nights for the first time this season, Price recorded 22 saves. The backstop had 21 saves in a 5-2 loss at Columbus on Tuesday.
Artemi Panarin scored twice, Henrik Lundqvist stopped 30 shots as hosts New York beat short-handed Washington 4-1.
Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist, Brett Howden also scored, and Kaapo Kakko added two assists for the
Rangers, who ended a two-game skid and improved to 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. Lundqvist earned his 454th win, tying Curtis Joseph for fifth on the NHL’s career list.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored and Braden Holtby made 27 saves for firstplace Washington, who lost in regulation for the second time in four games after an 11-0-2 stretch.
Meanwhile the Toronto Maple Leafs have fired head coach Mike Babcock.
Team president Brendan Shanahan made the official announcement on Wednesday afternoon that Babcock has been relieved of his duties and that Sheldon Keefe will take over head coaching duties.