<p>MONTREAL &mdash; Drake Batherson had two goals and an assist, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Saturday.</p>
<p>Artem Zub and Nikita Zaitsev also scored for last-place Ottawa, which had dropped five of six. Brady Tkachuk and Josh Norris each had two assists.</p>
<p>Matt Murray made 23 saves in his first shutout of the season and No. 12 for his career.</p>
<p>Montreal lost for the fifth time in seven games. It has managed just 11 goals during the tough stretch.</p>
<p>Carey Price finished with 11 saves for the Canadiens. Price returned to the lineup after missing six games with a lower-body injury. </p>
<p>The rebuilding Senators improved to 5-3-0 against the Canadiens this season, with three of their six road wins in 2021 coming at the Bell Centre.</p>
<p>Batherson has 11 points in eight games against Montreal.</p>
<p>Zub put Ottawa ahead to stay when he buried a wrist shot from the top of the slot 3:03 into the first period. It was Zub’s third of the season.</p>
<p>Batherson made it 2-0 at 13:12 in the second period. He took a feed from Brady Tkachuk and fooled Price with a five-hole shot for his 14th goal.</p>
<p>Batherson added a power-play goal in the third, and Zaitsev tacked on an empty-netter.</p>
<p>HE’S HERE</p>
<p>Senators forward Shane Pinto made his NHL debut. He got an assist on Zaitsev’s goal for his first point.</p>
<p>Pinto is the fifth Ottawa player to make his NHL debut this season.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Senators: Visit Calgary on Monday night.</p>
<p>Canadiens: Open a five-game trip Monday night at Edmonton.</p>
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