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OTTAWA, Ontario — Claude Giroux scored twice and added an assist as the Ottawa Senators beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-0 on Saturday night. The Senators are now 6-2-0 in their last eight at home and are a perfect 24-for-24 on the penalty kill through that span. Alex DeBrincat, Mathieu Joseph and Derick Brassard also scored for Ottawa, while Anton Forsberg was solid making 28 saves. Sam Montembeault stopped 31 shots for the Canadiens. Montreal is now 0-3-2 in its last five games. This was the second of four meetings between the two teams with the Senators winning both.
