Brady Tkachuk scored his first goal of the season, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 5-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on Tuesday. The Senators' captain snapped a 2-2 tie with a quick shot past Sam Montembeault in the third period, playing in his third game after a 20-game absence due to a broken right thumb. Tkachuk also contributed an assist, and Fabian Zetterlund had a goal and an assist, helping Ottawa secure a 4-3-0 record on its seven-game road trip. Linus Ullmark made 19 saves for the Senators, who had lost their previous two games. The Canadiens, on the other hand, were coming off a 7-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist each for Montreal, but the team struggled with individual defensive battles, allowing four straight goals to the Senators. Juraj Slafkovsky and Drake Batherson also scored for Ottawa, with Zetterlund tying the game just 24 seconds after Slafkovsky's goal. The Senators' strong performance and Zetterlund's emotional goal, dedicated to his grandmother, highlight the team's resilience and determination. The game notes include Suzuki's impressive six-game point streak and Caufield's eight-game streak, as well as Slafkovsky's achievement of scoring his 50th goal in 225 NHL games. David Perron, a Senators forward, played in his 1,200th NHL game, and Tkachuk's 410 points tie him with Wade Redden for fifth in Senators history. Daniel Alfredsson leads the team with 1,108 points, followed by Jason Spezza, Erik Karlsson, and Alexei Yashin.
