The old saying goes that defence wins championships.

But offence from the defence has played a big role in the Ottawa Senators’ success this season.

The Senators had six points from their defencemen in the club’s huge 5-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre and that was a key in the club closing out its lengthy seven-game trip with a 4-3-0 record.

While defencemen Jake Sanderson and Artem Zub both scored goals, Jordan Spence and Tyler Kleven both contributed with two-point efforts. That performance vaulted the Senators from 10th in the NHL in points from defencemen to four overall, just behind the Habs.

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The Senators have 66 points contributed by the defence corps this season, including 13 go

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