Ottawa 6, Montreal 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, May 5, 2013
Where: Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees:
Greg Devorski, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen:
Lonnie Cameron, Jay Sharrers
Attendance:
20249
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Senators 6, Canadiens 1: Rookie Jean-Gabriel Pageau notched his first hat trick and host Ottawa broke Game 3 open with two goals in an eight-second span of the third period to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round series.
Captain Daniel Alfredsson had a goal and two assists and Craig Anderson turned aside 33 shots as the seventh-seeded Senators took control over the final two periods of a slugfest that featured 236 minutes in penalties. Game 4 will be played Tuesday night in Ottawa.
Kyle Turris and Jakob Silfverberg scored eight seconds apart in the third to turn it into a rout, with their goals sandwiching a flurry of fisticuffs that featured 10 fighting majors. Rene Bourque scored the lone goal for second-seeded Montreal while netminder Carey Price made 24 saves.
Alfredsson and Bourque traded power-play goals in the opening period before Pageau put the Senators ahead to stay. The rookie split the defense and snapped a shot past Price as he took a stick to the mouth from Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban that left him bloodied and minus a tooth.
Pageau, brought up from the minors in early April, struck again 78 seconds into the third, snapping a shot from the top of the left faceoff circle past Price glove side for a 3-1 edge. Turris made it 4-1 at the seven-minute mark, taking Alfredsson's pass from behind the net and sweeping it into the net to set off a raucous celebration and a 10-player donnybrook on the ensuing faceoff.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Canadiens captain Brian Gionta and forward Max Pacioretty both returned to the lineup after sitting out Game 2 with lower-body injuries. Gionta assisted on Bourque's goal but he was denied by Anderson on a backhander with just over 15 minutes to play and Montreal trailing 3-1. ... Senators D Patrick Wiercioch's first playoff appearance lasted under two minutes after suffering a lower-body injury. ... Alfredsson's goal was the first postseason power-play tally allowed by the Canadiens since the Eastern Conference finals in 2010.
Top Game Performances
Montreal |
|
Ottawa |
Rene Bourque 1 |
Points |
Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3 |
Rene Bourque 1 |
Goals |
Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3 |
Brian Gionta 1 |
Assists |
Daniel Alfredsson 2 |
Rene Bourque 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Jean-Gabriel Pageau 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Carey Price .800 |
Save Percentage |
Craig Anderson .971 |
Carey Price 24 |
Saves |
Craig Anderson 33 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Montreal
|
34 |
1 |
1-6 |
8-11 |
129 |
31 |
Ottawa
|
30 |
6 |
3-11 |
5-6 |
107 |
34 |
Upcoming Games
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Ottawa will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Senators have a W/L % of .583 after a win and .435 after a loss.
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Montreal will play their next game on the road against Ottawa. The Canadiens have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .684 after a loss.