Brendan Gallagher has a goal and an assist in the Canadiens' 5-2 victory over the Senators

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist, Sam Montembeault made 25 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday night.

Cole Caufield, Patrick Laine, Josh Anderson and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for the Canadiens. Nick Suzuki had two assists.

Tim Stutzle extended his points streak to nine games with a goal and an assist for Ottawa. Jake Sanderson had the other goal.

Linus Ullmark started in goal for Ottawa, but was pulled midway through the second period after allowing five goals on 15 shots. He was replaced by Anton Forsberg, who stopped all 10 shots he faced.

Canadiens: The Canadiens snapped a three-game losing streak and extended the Senators’ skid to four.

Senators: The Senators have allowed five goals in each of their last three games and 19 goals overall in the past four.

Nineteen seconds after Stutzle tied it, Laine scored on a power play with 3:47 left in the second period to give Montreal a 3-2 lead.

The Canadiens host Carolina on Tuesday night. The Senators host Winnipeg on Wednesday night.

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Ottawa Senators' Cole Reinhardt (51) and Montreal Canadiens' Mike Matheson (8) collide in front of Montreal Canadiens' goaltender Sam Montembeault (35) during first period NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher (11) celebrates his goal with teammate Alexandre Carrier (45) during first period NHL hockey action against the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens' Patrik Laine (92) celebrates his goal with teammate Lane Hutson (48) during first period NHL hockey action against the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ottawa Senators' Adam Gaudette (81) and Montreal Canadiens' Mike Matheson (8) reach for the puck as Montreal Canadiens' goaltender Sam Montembeault (35) and Montreal Canadiens' Alexandre Carrier (45) look on during first period NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens' Alex Newhook (15) and Ottawa Senators' Claude Giroux (28) jostle in front of Montreal Canadiens' goaltender Sam Montembeault (35)during second period NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ottawa Senators' goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) eyes the puck as Ottawa Senators' Artem Zub (2) and Montreal Canadiens' Nick Suzuki (14) jostle during first period NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Canadiens' Josh Anderson (17) celebrates his goal with teammate Jayden Struble (47) during second period NHL hockey action against the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ahn Sung-ki, one of South Korean cinema’s biggest stars whose prolific 60-year career and positive, gentle public image earned him the nickname “The Nation’s Actor,” died Monday. He was 74.

Ahn, who had suffered blood cancer for years, was pronounced dead at Seoul's Soonchunhyang University Hospital, his agency, the Artist Company, and hospital officials said.

“We feel deep sorrow at the sudden, sad news, pray for the eternal rest of the deceased and offer our heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family members," the Artist Company said in a statement.

President Lee Jae Myung issued a condolence message saying Ahn provided many people with comfort, joy and time for reflection. “I already miss his warm smile and gentle voice,” Lee wrote on Facebook.

Born to a filmmaker in the southeastern city of Daegu in 1952, Ahn made his debut as a child actor in the movie “The Twilight Train” in 1957. He subsequently appeared in about 70 movies as a child actor before he left the film industry to live an ordinary life.

In 1970, Ahn entered Seoul’s Hankuk University of Foreign Studies as a Vietnamese major. Ahn said he graduated with top honors but failed to land jobs at big companies, who likely saw his Vietnamese major largely useless after a communist victory in the Vietnam War in 1975.

Ahn returned to the film industry in 1977 believing he could still excel in acting. In 1980, he rose to fame for his lead role in Lee Jang-ho’s “Good, Windy Days,” a hit coming-of-age movie about the struggle of working-class men from rural areas during the country’s rapid rise. Ahn won the best new actor award in the prestigious Grand Bell Awards, the Korean version of the Academy Awards.

He later starred in a series of highly successful and critically acclaimed movies, sweeping best actor awards and becoming arguably the country’s most popular actor in much of the 1980-90s.

Some of his memorable roles included a Buddhist monk in 1981’s “Mandara,” a beggar in 1984’s “Whale Hunting,” a Vietnam War veteran-turned-novelist in 1992’s “White Badge,” a corrupt police officer in 1993’s “Two Cops,” a murderer in 1999’s “No Where To Hide,” a special forces trainer in 2003’s “Silmido” and a devoted celebrity manager in 2006’s “Radio Star.”

Ahn had collected dozens of trophies in major movie awards in South Korea, including winning the Grand Bell Awards for best actor five times, an achievement no other South Korean actors have matched yet.

Ahn built up an image as a humble, trustworthy and family-oriented celebrity who avoided major scandals and maintained a quiet, stable personal life. Past public surveys chose Ahn as South Korea’s most beloved actor and deserving of the nickname “The Nation’s Actor.”

Ahn said he earlier felt confined with his “The Nation's Actor” labeling but eventually thought that led him down the right path. In recent years, local media has given other stars similar honorable nicknames, but Ahn was apparently the first South Korean actor who was dubbed “The Nation's Actor.”

“I felt I should do something that could match that title. But I think that has eventually guided me on a good direction,” Ahn said in an interview with Yonhap news agency in 2023.

In media interviews, Ahn couldn’t choose what his favorite movie was, but said that his role as a dedicated, hardworking manger for a washed-up rock singer played by Park Jung-hoon resembled himself in real life the most.

Ahn was also known for his reluctance to do love scenes. He said said he was too shy to act romantic scenes and sometimes asked directors to skip steamy scenes if they were only meant to add spice to movies.

“I don’t do well on acting like looking at someone who I don’t love with loving eyes and kissing really romantically. I feel shy and can’t express such emotions well,” Ahn said in an interview with the Shindonga magazine in 2007. “Simply, I’m clumsy on that. So I couldn’t star in such movies a lot. But ultimately, that was a right choice for me.”

Ahn is survived by his wife and their two sons. A mourning station at a Seoul hospital was to run until Friday.

FILE - South Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki smiles for a photo on the red carpet at the 56th Daejong Film Awards ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, June 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

FILE - South Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki attends an event as part of the 11th Pusan International Film Festival in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 13, 2006. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)