Tim Stutzle had a goal and an assist to extend his point streak to nine games, and Jake Sanderson scored for the Senators (29-24-4), who have lost four straight. Linus Ullmark was pulled at 11:32 of the second period after allowing five goals on 15 shots. Anton Forsberg stopped all 10 shots he faced in relief.

Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist, Sam Montembeault made 25 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday night.

At the start of the month, the Ottawa Senators were only two points back of the Toronto Maple Leafs for second place in the Atlantic Division.

The Senators picked up right where they left off before the National Hockey League’s two-week 4 Nations Face-Off break by extending their losing streak to four straight with an ugly 5-2 defeat against the arch-rival Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

The Ottawa Senators returned from their two week break with an ugly loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Forced to play without Brady Tkachuk, the Senators struggled through their fourth loss in a row. The post Ottawa Senators Postgame: Lackluster Effort in Loss to Habs appeared first on Ottawa Hockey Now.