Romano Di Franco
Apr 17, 2021 8:26 PM
Matt Murray made 23 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Ottawa Senators blanked the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 at the Bell Centre Saturday night.
Drake Batherson scored twice in the game and added a helper as well. The only other goal scorers for Ottawa were Nikita Zaitsev who registered an empty net goal and Artem Zub who recorded a goal on the first shot of the game. Also, Shane Pinto made his NHL debut and he assisted on the last goal of the game.
The result was the Senators’ first shutout since March 26, 2019 when the Ottawa Senators blanked the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 when Craig Anderson did the work in net.
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It’s been a rough season for North Division cellar dwellers Ottawa Senators, but Montreal Canadiens fans likely looked on with a little envy Saturday afternoon as their currently playoff bound team took a disco nap at the Bell Centre in a 4-0 loss to the rebuilding Sens. The winning squad only mustered 15 shots in the win.
So why would Habs fans be a smidge jealous of a team that has no hope of making the playoffs? While the Canadiens tease the imminent introduction of Hobey Baker-winning phenom Cole Caufield to the offensively challenged lineup, the Senators are bursting with young talent and the organization has no qualms about throwing them into the pressure cooker. Case in point: fellow Baker finalist Shane Pinto, a collegiate standout at North Dakota, shouldered a veteran load in his NHL debut Saturday, killing a penalty and taking key defensive zone faceoffs. The Senators may never reach their full potential, but at the very least, they’re letting their yo