Andrew Hammond's parents were too nervous to attend his first NHL start. The Ottawa Senators goalie showed no signs of anxiety.
Hammond made 42 saves and led the Senators to a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.
"They're in Phoenix right now, so the flights were a little difficult," Hammond said of his parents. "I know they were watching intently.
"To be honest, there were a little bit of nerves but nothing unusual. When the puck dropped, I felt really comfortable. Every shot that came my way I seemed to settle in a little more."
Milan Michalek, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Mark Stone and Kyle Turris, scored for the Senators (23-23-10).
Dustin Tokarski made 35 saves for the Canadiens (37-16-4), who got goals from Max Pacioretty and Nathan Beaulieu.
Hammond, who wears a distinctive mask featuring the Hamburglar character, was called into action Monday to replace starter Robin Lehner, who was hurt towards the end of the second period against Carolina. Lehner was unable to play Wednesday and with Craig Anderson already out with a hand injury, Hammond got the start.
The Senators opened the third period with a 2-1 lead before Stone gave them some insurance with a power-play goal at 9:27.
Erik Karlsson's shot hit the post and then Tokarski's pads before coming to a rest six inches from the goal line. Stone was first to the puck and was awarded the goal after video review confirmed it wasn't kicked in.
That goal wound up being rather large as Beaulieu scored at 14:25, cutting the Ottawa lead to 3-2.
"We played a game that we can't play," Canadiens coach Michel Therrien said. "It was good to get 44 shots, but we gave up too much to our opponents."
There was no scoring in the first period but there were several opportunities as the teams combined for 27 shots and three goal posts— including one by Canadiens' forward Brandon Prust, who struck iron despite being alone at the top edge of the crease in front of a wide open net.
The furious pace continued into the second period but it was Montreal that had most of the early momentum, with 11 shots in the opening seven minutes.
The Senators drew first blood, though, as Michalek won a goal-mouth battle and jammed a puck past Tokarski at 11:26.
It didn't take the Canadiens long to respond as Pacioretty scored on a breakaway by beating Hammomd with a wrist shot through the legs. Hammond stopped all 26 shots he had faced up to that point.
The Senators took the lead once again at 18:13 when Pageau scored from the top of the crease when he tipped in a slap pass from Karlsson, who finished with two assists for the fourth straight game.
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