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Senators send Canadiens packing with Game 5 rout

Cory Conacher tallied twice and Craig Anderson stopped 33 shots as the Ottawa Senators finished off the short-handed Montreal Canadiens with a 6-1 victory in Game 5 of this Eastern Conference quarterfinal from Bell Centre.Erik Condra posted a goal and two assists for the Senators, who took the series four games to one and advanced to the second round for the first time since reaching the Stanley Cup Finals in 2007.Kyle Turris, Zack Smith and Daniel Alfredsson also scored as Ottawa posted its first playoff-series win over the Habs since the original Sens won a two-game, total-goals set in 1927."Craig gives our team a lot of confidence. Montreal came out hard, like we knew they would. At first, we didn't have a response that I was looking for, but he was sharp and the Habs were tight," said Senators head coach Paul MacLean. "They missed two good opportunities in the first. Then, we got a couple of goals and we were fortunate to be ahead. Our team finds a way."P.K. Subban notched the lone...

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