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Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators

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Montreal Canadiens
36-18-10
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3 - 2
Ottawa Senators
32-23-9

Demidov breaks 3rd-period tie in the Canadiens' 3-2 victory over the Senators

Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators: Game Highlights

Demidov scored off Alex Newhook's rebound and Montreal held on a night after beating Toronto 3-1 at home.

Juraj Slafkovsky and Alexandre Texier also scored for Montreal, with Demidov assisting on Slafkovsky's power-play goal in the first period.

Texier tied it at 2 on a wraparound with 2:31 left in the second.

Drake Batherson scored twice for Ottawa. Linus Ullmark stopped 20 shots.

Montreal’s Jake Evans played his 400th NHL game.

Up next Canadiens: Host San Jose on Saturday night.

Senators: Host Anaheim on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

MTL wins series 3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:16 Juraj Slafkovský Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (37), Nick Suzuki (54)
Goal 1st Period 16:42 Drake Batherson Goal (24) Deflected, assists: Brady Tkachuk (27), Tim Stützle (39)
Goal 1st Period 18:41 Drake Batherson Goal (25) Tip-In, assists: Tim Stützle (40), Claude Giroux (29)
Goal 2nd Period 17:29 Alexandre Texier Goal (8) Wrap-around, assists: Lane Hutson (55), Jake Evans (10)
Goal 3rd Period 12:40 Ivan Demidov Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Newhook (10), Kaiden Guhle (6)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMTL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originOTT
25 Blocked Shots 11
31 Hits 33
5 Takeaways 6
23 Shots 34
1 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
50.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 27
49.1 Faceoff Win Percent 50.9
24 Giveaways 9
4 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ridly Greig, C Suspension May 4
Artem Zub, D Out Apr 27
Jake Sanderson, D Out Apr 24
Nick Jensen, D Injured Reserve Apr 14
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Patrik Laine, RW Injured Reserve Jan 10

Game Information

Canadian Tire Centre

Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 17,229 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo 50 23 109 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal 48 24 106 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston 45 27 100 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa 44 27 99 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit 41 31 92 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida 40 38 84 4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto 32 36 78 14
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