Sens prevent Canadiens from clinching playoff spot | Globalnews.ca
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OTTAWA – Shane Pinto scored twice as the Ottawa Senators prevented the Montreal Canadiens from clinching a playoff spot with a 5-2 win on Friday night.Ridly Greig added a goal and an assist while Drake Batherson and Dylan Cozens also scored for Ottawa (43-30-6), which secured a playoff berth earlier this week.Linus Ullmark made 20 saves and Michael Amadio pitched in with two assists.Nick Suzuki and Christian Dvorak replied for Montreal (39-31-9), and Sam Montembeault stopped 28 shots.The Canadiens, who hold the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, needed a regulation win to officially capture a playoff spot but came up short. They have three games remaining in the regular season.Related Videos 1:48Toronto traffic forces NHL’s Utah players to walk to arenaToronto traffic forces NHL’s Utah players to walk to arenaHockey Preview: What to expect ahead of the NHL Season‘Truly an honour’: Auston Matthews named 26th captain of the Toronto Maple LeafsHouse of Hockey returns for second s...