OTTAWA (AP)—Erik Cole(notes) and Andrei Kostitsyn(notes) scored in the second period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Friday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
Carey Price(notes) made 33 saves for rested Montreal, which had a six-day layoff before evening its record at 5-5-2 in the wake of the franchise's worst start in 70 years.
Cole scored his third goal 13:55 into the second. Kostitsyn made it 2-0 with his fourth 3 minutes later.
The Canadiens' streak, which includes back-to-back wins over Stanley Cup champion Boston, began after assistant coach Perry Pearn was fired before a 5-1 win over Philadelphia on Oct. 26. Montreal's 1-5-2 start was its worst since 1941-42.
Zack Smith(notes) spoiled Price's shutout bid with a short-handed goal early in third, but the Senators dropped their second in a row. Ottawa's 5-3 road loss to the Bruins on Tuesday ended a six-game winning streak that followed a 1-5 start.
Craig Anderson(notes) stopped 24 shots.
Cole took a pass from Michael Cammalleri(notes) low in the left faceoff circle and snapped a shot past Anderson from a tight angle to give Montral the lead.
The Canadiens took advantage of a turnover by Erik Karlsson(notes) to make it a two-goal advantage.
Pressured by Kostitsyn behind the Ottawa goal, the Senators defenseman threw a pass out front that Lars Eller(notes) cut off easily. The Montreal center drove in alone on Anderson before dishing to Kostitsyn for a shot into an open left side.
Smith got Ottawa within one 1:08 into the third, beating Price with a backhand after he was set up by Erik Condra(notes).
Canadiens defenseman Josh Gorges(notes) was called for holding Colin Greening(notes) at 18:29. The Senators, who entered with the league's top-ranked power play, failed to score and finished 0 for 4 with the man advantage.
NOTES: The sold-out crowd of 20,329 was the largest through eight games at Scotiabank Place. … Price has posted three of his 12 career shutouts against Ottawa. … Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson(notes) missed his third straight game because of a concussion. … Ottawa G Alex Auld(notes), who backed up Price last season, dressed as Anderson's backup after missing three games because of an undisclosed lower-body injury.
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