Tomas Plekanec scored twice in the first period and Mike Condon made 19 saves in his NHL debut Sunday to help the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1.
Condon allowed only Jean-Gabriel Pageau’ shorthanded goal midway through the second period in the Senators’ home opener. Torrey Mitchell added a goal for Montreal in the third.
Matt O’Connor made 31 saves for Ottawa.
Briefly: Boston forward Brad Marchand will be out indefinitely because of a concussion, head coach Claude Julien told NHL.com. Marchand was hurt Saturday when he took an elbow to the head from Montreal’s Dale Weise.