HC Montreal beat Ottawa 3-2 in the NHL match.

In the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match, Montreal Hockey Club defeated Ottawa 3-2. The game took place on March 12 in Ottawa at the Canadian Thayer Center arena.

Yurai Slafkovsky (2nd minute), Alexander Texier (38th minute) and Russian striker Ivan Demidov (53rd minute) scored goals for the winners. Drake Baterson scored twice for Ottawa (17th and 19th minutes).

Demidov, who scored his 14th goal of the season, also scored an assist, assisting his teammates for the 37th time. Thus, the 20-year-old Russian now has 51 (14+37) points scored in 64 games this season, Sport-Express notes. Ottawa defender Artem Zubov was not noted for his effective actions.

Both teams compete in the Atlantic Division. Montreal is in third place with 82 points after 64 games, while Ottawa has 73 points after 64 games.

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