OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) \u2014 Tim Stutzle had a goal and an assist, Artem Zub added two assists and the Ottawa Senators defeated the league-leading Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Nick Cousins, Ridly Greig, Claude Giroux and Brady Tkachuk also scored for Ottawa and James Reimer made 16 saves.<\/p>\n
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Parker Kelly and Valeri Nichushkin scored for the Avalanche, who have now lost three of their last four. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 18 shots.<\/p>\n
Trailing for most of the game, Colorado pushed back hard in the third period but the Senators were able to hold on.<\/p>\n
The Senators made it 3-1 early in the third with Giroux scoring his 10th of the season beating Blackwood high blocker.<\/p>\n
Less than two minutes later, a Giroux giveaway proved costly. Jack Drury found Nichushkin out front and the latter went to his backhand and beat Reimer high glove.<\/p>\n
Tkachuk and Stutzle each added empty-net goals.<\/p>\n
Ottawa opened the scoring early in the second period when Zub made a stretch pass to Cousins, who beat Blackwood high short side.<\/p>\n
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Colorado tied the game when Keaton Middleton\u2019s outlet pass was tipped by Brock Nelson and went right through Nick Jensen\u2019s legs to Kelly, who beat Reimer high.<\/p>\n
Ottawa wasted no time regaining the lead scoring 17 seconds later. Tyler Kleven threw a puck down the ice that banked off the back boards and Greig won a foot race against Middleton and beat Blackwood high blocker.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Senators: Host New Jersey on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Avalanche: Visit Montreal on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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