Overview

• Linus Ullmark stopped 20 of 21 shots, backstopping Ottawa’s win at the Bell Centre.
• Shane Pinto and David Perron scored before Lars Eller sealed it with an empty-netter; Cole Caufield had Montreal’s goal.
• The rematch stayed controlled with 14 penalty minutes after a bruising Quebec City game earlier in the week topped 150.
• Montreal rested several expected regulars — Alex Newhook, Oliver Kapanen, Ivan Demidov, Mike Matheson and Alexandre Carrier — to evaluate depth options.
• Ottawa began trimming its roster, assigning Stephen Halliday to Belleville and placing Jan Jenik, Hayden Hodgson, Olle Lycksell, Arthur Kaliyev, Lassi Thomson and Mads Sogaard on waivers, with the opener set for Thursday in Tampa Bay.