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03/11 22:00 CDT Demidov breaks 3rd-period tie in the Canadiens' 3-2 victory over the Senators Demidov breaks 3rd-period tie in the Canadiens' 3-2 victory over the Senators OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) --- Ivan Demidov broke a tie with 7:20 left, Jacob Fowler made 32 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Demidov scored off Alex Newhook's rebound and Montreal held on a night after beating Toronto 3-1 at home. Juraj Slafkovsky and Alexandre Texier also scored for Montreal, with Demidov assisting on Slafkovsky's power-play goal in the first period. Texier tied it at 2 on a wraparound with 2:31 left in the second. Drake Batherson scored twice for Ottawa. Linus Ullmark stopped 20 shots. Montreal's Jake Evans played his 400th NHL game.

Up next Canadiens: Host San Jose on Saturday night. Senators: Host Anaheim on Saturday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl