Canadiens-Senators combine for 152 penalty minutes in pre

The stakes were low, but emotions were high as the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators clashed in Quebec City.

The two Atlantic Division rivals combined for 152 penalty minutes in a fight-filled 5-0 victory for the Canadiens.

At the centre of the melee were the Xhekaj brothers, Arber and Florian, who both fought twice in the game. Florian fought Jan Jenik in the first period, and Arber and Jenik traded blows in the second. Then, in the third, both brothers fought on the same shift when Arber took on Zack MacEwen and Florian battled with Carter Yakemchuk near the Canadiens’ bench.

The two Xhekaj brothers combined for 31 penalty minutes on their own, and both were removed from the game, along with MacEwen, after those third-period fights.

Also in the third period, Senators forward Nic