Dany Heatley scored twice in a 38-second span in the third period Monday to give the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Chris Campoli scored the other goal and Alex Auld made 20 saves for the Senators. Alex Kovalev and Roman Hamrlik each had a goal for the Canadiens.

Montreal right wing Alex Kovalev led the NHL in points last week and earned the first star among the league's players of the week. The NHL each Monday selects three players of the week. While Kovalev claimed first-star honors, Chicago goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin and St.

A goal and three assists for Alexei Kovalev Saturday led the Montreal Canadiens to a 6-2 rout of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Montreal improved to 5-0-1 in its last six games. Kovalev's 24th goal of the season (power play) and gave Montreal a 1-0 lead at 6:11 of the first period.

Carey Price made 28 saves Tuesday, backstopping the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Alex Kovalev, Guillaume Latendresse and Andrei Markov scored for the Canadiens, who have won three of their last four games. Montreal is one point ahead of Florida for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference.

Alex Kovalev and Alex Tanguay each scored two goals Tuesday and the Montreal Canadiens skated to a 6-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers. Saku Koivu had a goal and two assists and Glen Metropolit also scored for Montreal, which ended a five-game winless streak.