"You come into the room, you see how focused he is and you know he's going to have a good night," Drouin said of Price. "He's so composed out there, it's actually kind of crazy to look at. He comes to the bench and he's not sweating almost, just so relaxed, and it's a first for me to see that, but so composed and gives us so much confidence playing."
Mark Stone scored a shorthanded goal in the first period for Ottawa (8-9-6), whose 0-6-1 skid is their longest since they were 0-6-1 from Jan. 21 to Feb. 7, 2012. Mike Condon made 29 saves.
"In the end we had 41 body checks and 65 shots attempted," Senators coach Guy Boucher said. "The guys pushed and gave everything they got in a tight game. That's what's happening lately. We're right there. We're playing these really good games. We're just not getting those bounces. We're not getting those plays that can turn into goals, and the opposition gets that one play and that's the game. We're right there and it's going to turn."
Drouin tied it when he scored for a second straight game after he was awarded a penalty shot after he was hooked on a breakaway by Ottawa defenseman Cody Ceci.
"It was actually pretty nerve-wracking," Drouin said of his fifth goal. "It's different than shootouts or any other stuff like that. I was just coming in, I had two moves in my head and I decided to shoot at the last second."
Danault scored his fourth goal off Andrew Shaw's pass from behind the net.
"I just kind of sensed that someone would be in that area," Shaw said. "Me and [Max Pacioretty] were working behind the net on the forecheck and the puck squirts loose. It was kind of maybe a lucky play, but I knew he'd be in that area."
Stone gave Ottawa a 1-0 lead with an unassisted goal on a Canadiens power play at 4:36 of the first period. He deflected Montreal forward Alex Galchenyuk's pass and outraced Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry before using a backhand for his 14th goal.
