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Montréal Canadiens 3, Ottawa Senators 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 3, Ottawa Senators 2. Shots on goal: MTL 23, OTT 34. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 1-2 OTT; P2 MTL 1-0 OTT; P3 MTL 1-0 OTT.

Scoring plays: P1 01:16 Juraj Slafkovský (assists: Ivan Demidov, Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 1-0 OTT; P1 16:42 Drake Batherson (assists: Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle) to make it MTL 1-1 OTT; P1 18:41 Drake Batherson (assists: Tim Stützle, Claude Giroux) to make it MTL 1-2 OTT; P2 17:29 Alexandre Texier (assists: Lane Hutson, Jake Evans) to make it MTL 2-2 OTT; P3 12:40 Ivan Demidov (assists: Alex Newhook, Kaiden Guhle) to make it MTL 3-2 OTT. Top skaters: Drake Batherson (OTT) 2 G, 0 A; Ivan Demidov (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Tim Stützle (OTT) 0 G, 2 A; Alexandre Texier (MTL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Linus Ullmark (OTT) 20 saves on 23, decision L; Jacob Fowler (MTL) 32 saves on 34, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · OTT
Drake Batherson
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 18:55 TOI
Goals · MTL
Ivan Demidov
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 12:50 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jacob Fowler
32 saves on 34 shots (.941) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

MTL 1 largest lead P1 1:16 (MTL 1, OTT 0) · 2-0 run, P2 17:29–P3 12:40
OTT 1 largest lead P1 18:41 (MTL 1, OTT 2) · 2-0 run, P1 16:42–P1 18:41
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 1:16 Juraj Slafkovský (Ivan Demidov, Nick Suzuki) MTL · Power play · wrist shot · MTL 1, OTT 0
  • P1 16:42 Drake Batherson (Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle) OTT · Power play · deflected shot · MTL 1, OTT 1
  • P1 18:41 Drake Batherson (Tim Stützle, Claude Giroux) OTT · tip-in shot · MTL 1, OTT 2
  • P2 17:29 Alexandre Texier (Lane Hutson, Jake Evans) MTL · wrap-around shot · MTL 2, OTT 2
  • P3 12:40 Ivan Demidov (Alex Newhook, Kaiden Guhle) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 3, OTT 2

Linescore

123 T
MTL 111 3
OTT 200 2

Shots on goal: MTL 23, OTT 34

Biggest Period

The Ottawa Senators scored 2 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MTLOTT
23Shots on goal34
66Shot attempts55
26Faceoff wins27
31Hits33
24Blocked shots11
1Power-play goals1
5Takeaways6
24Giveaways9
8Penalty minutes6
94.1%Save %87.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MTL99523
OTT11101334

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens3 G · 41 attempts
Juraj Slafkovský: goal (wrist)Noah Dobson: saved (wrist)Josh Anderson: missed the netAlex Newhook: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: saved (wrist)Jayden Struble: saved (wrist)Jayden Struble: saved (wrist)Kaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netLane Hutson: saved (snap)Kirby Dach: saved (wrist)Kaiden Guhle: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (wrist)Kirby Dach: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (wrist)Kaiden Guhle: missed the netMike Matheson: missed the netZachary Bolduc: missed the netKirby Dach: saved (slap)Ivan Demidov: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: saved (poke)Kaiden Guhle: missed the netOliver Kapanen: missed the netLane Hutson: saved (wrist)Oliver Kapanen: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netAlexandre Texier: saved (wrist)Alexandre Texier: goal (wrap-around)Noah Dobson: saved (wrist)Mike Matheson: saved (wrist)Ivan Demidov: missed the netNoah Dobson: missed the netLane Hutson: missed the netAlex Newhook: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (wrist)Alex Newhook: saved (wrist)Ivan Demidov: goal (wrist)Kirby Dach: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the net
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 20Saved49% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net44% of attempts
Ottawa Senators2 G · 44 attempts
Dylan Cozens: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: saved (backhand)Thomas Chabot: saved (wrap-around)Ridly Greig: saved (wrist)Claude Giroux: saved (slap)Warren Foegele: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Drake Batherson: goal (deflected)Shane Pinto: saved (wrist)Shane Pinto: saved (backhand)Fabian Zetterlund: saved (deflected)Drake Batherson: goal (tip-in)Claude Giroux: missed the netFabian Zetterlund: saved (wrist)Brady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Brady Tkachuk: saved (slap)Drake Batherson: missed the netMichael Amadio: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: saved (backhand)Brady Tkachuk: saved (snap)Ridly Greig: missed the netTim Stützle: saved (slap)Michael Amadio: saved (wrist)Shane Pinto: missed the netDrake Batherson: saved (backhand)Brady Tkachuk: saved (backhand)Tyler Kleven: missed the netJordan Spence: missed the netLars Eller: missed the netTyler Kleven: saved (wrist)Thomas Chabot: saved (wrist)Warren Foegele: saved (snap)Drake Batherson: saved (wrist)Tyler Kleven: saved (wrist)Claude Giroux: saved (wrist)Thomas Chabot: saved (wrist)Tim Stützle: missed the netClaude Giroux: saved (backhand)Claude Giroux: saved (wrist)Thomas Chabot: saved (slap)Dylan Cozens: saved (slap)Claude Giroux: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 32Saved73% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net23% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ivan Demidov R 112030012:50
Juraj Slafkovský L 101011319:43
Alexandre Texier L 101+124114:49
Lane Hutson D 011+120323:30
Kaiden Guhle D 011-111223:19
Nick Suzuki C 011020119:45
Jake Evans C 011+107117:21
Alex Newhook C 011021013:04
Noah Dobson D 000021123:39
Mike Matheson D 000022222:59
Alexandre Carrier D 000002415:34
Phillip Danault C 000002115:33
Josh Anderson R 000012214:30
Kirby Dach C 000021214:14
Oliver Kapanen C 000000113:34
Zachary Bolduc R 000+104011:03
Jayden Struble D 000+223009:12
Brendan Gallagher R 000010008:48
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Fowler W 323494.1260:00
OTT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Drake Batherson R 202+146118:55
Tim Stützle C 022+111121:16
Brady Tkachuk L 011051016:26
Claude Giroux R 011+151014:42
Thomas Chabot D 000-141428:32
Jordan Spence D 000000020:30
Artem Zub D 000-101020:18
Tyler Kleven D 000023119:49
Dylan Cozens C 000055017:07
Shane Pinto C 000-221016:36
Michael Amadio R 000-222216:09
Ridly Greig C 000013014:45
Nick Jensen D 000001114:28
Nick Cousins C 000-202013:05
Nikolas Matinpalo D 000000111:51
Fabian Zetterlund L 000024011:34
Warren Foegele L 000011011:29
Lars Eller C 000000010:04
OTT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Linus Ullmark L 202387.0357:38

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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