MONTREAL -- Andrei Markov scored two goals and set up another and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Saturday night to retain first place in the Atlantic Division.
Shea Weber also scored for Montreal, which leads Ottawa by three points, although the Senators have a game in hand.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored for Ottawa, which had won two straight. Montreal swept three games in an eight-day span from the Senators and is 3-1-1 against its closest rival this season.
Carey Price stopped 31 shots for Montreal, and Craig Anderson had 21 saves for Ottawa.