<p>OTTAWA, Ontario — Drake Batherson scored a tiebreaking goal midway through the second period and the Ottawa Senators defeated the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Monday night.</p>
<p>Josh Norris also scored for the Senators, and Brady Tkachuk had two assists.</p>
<p>Olli Juolevi scored for the Canucks, temporarily drawing Vancouver even with a long blast 14:07 into the first period.</p>
<p>Ottawa’s Marc Hogberg stopped 25 of 26 shots for his third win of the season. Braden Holtby had 25 saves for Vancouver.</p>
<p>The Senators were coming off a 4-2 loss to the Canucks on Saturday. Vancouver leads the nine-game season series 6-2.</p>
<p>Monday’s result is a tough one for the Canucks, who are still hoping to catch the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames in the battle for a post-season spot. Vancouver remains 10 points behind Montreal, which currently holds the fourth and final spot in the North Division.</p>
<p>The Senators took a 2-1 lead into the third Monday and refused to relent, allowing a single shot in the first 10 minutes of the period.</p>
<p>Vancouver pulled Holtby with 1:43 left but couldn’t score with the extra attacker.</p>
<p>The Canucks nearly drew even again in the dying seconds of the middle frame.</p>
<p>A shot by Bo Horvat on the power play got through Hogberg, but the netminder cleared the errant puck off the goal line with 0.4 seconds left on the clock.</p>
<p>Batherson gave the Sens a one-goal lead 11:41 into the second, blasting a shot over Holtby’s stick from the top of the left circle for his 17th goal of the season.</p>
<p>Juolevi tied the score at 1-1 midway through the first period. His shot from near the blue line sailed through traffic and hit the underside of the crossbar on its way in.</p>
<p>Norris opened the scoring 11:22 into the first following a sloppy Canucks turnover.</p>
<p>Tkachuk picked up the puck near the Sens blue line and streaked away for a 2-on-1, dishing the puck to Norris as they entered Vancouver territory. The rookie waited patiently for the perfect opportunity, then blasted a shot between Holtby’s body and blocker to give Ottawa an early 1-0 lead.</p>
<p>The goal was Norris’s 14th of the year. He has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) since April 1.</p>
<p>Ottawa briefly appeared to get on the board earlier in the opening frame.</p>
<p>Holtby came out to the top of the crease to make a stop on Thomas Chabot. Colin White collected the rebound and popped it into the net, but officials immediately waved off the goal, saying Chabot interfered with Holtby in the crease.</p>
<p>NOTES: Tkachuk leads the Senators in scoring with 32 points (15 goals, 17 assists). … Both teams were 0 for 1 on the power play. … Vancouver goalie Thatcher Demko picked up a lower-body injury in morning skate on Monday and is considered day to day. Arturs Silovs acted as backup for Holtby against the Sens.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>The teams complete a two-game set on Wednesday.</p>
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