NHL preseason: Phillip Danault scores in OT, Canadiens beat Senators 3-2

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Ottawa, Ontario • Phillip Danault scored at 46 seconds of overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 exhibition victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

Paul Byron and Bryan Flynn also scored for the Canadiens, and Al Montoya made 24 saves.

Mike Hoffman and Kyle Turris scored for Ottawa, and Andrew Hammond stopped 29 shots. The game was new Senators coach Guy Boucher's first at home.

Montreal's Torrey Mitchell left with an upper-body injury midway through the first period and didn't return.