MONTREAL

Lehkonen ends drought with two goals as Canadiens top Senators 4-1

Bill Beacon The Canadian Press
Published Sunday, February 4, 2018 4:43PM EST

Montreal Canadiens left wing Artturi Lehkonen (62) throws a puck to fans after being voted first star following an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators in Montreal, Sunday, February 4, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

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Artturi Lehkonen broke out of a 24-game scoring slump with a pair of goals as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Sunday afternoon.

Lehkonen had not scored since he had two goals on Oct. 30 in an 8-3 win over the Senators in Ottawa.

Jeff Petry, with is third goal in two games, and Tomas Plekanec also scored for the Canadiens (22-25-6), who were coming off a 5-2 win over Anaheim on Saturday.

Mike Hoffman scored for the Senators (17-25-9), who had won their previous two games, including a 4-3 shootout victory Saturday in Philadelphia.

Montreal outshot Ottawa 35-26.

After a listless opening period for both teams, Hoffman opened the scoring 2:05 into the second when he picked off a soft David Schlemko pass at the Montreal blue line and beat Carey Price with a wrist shot from the slot.