Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens

Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Preseason Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 4–3 on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at home.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Ottawa Senators	3	37-41-4
at Montreal Canadiens	4	30-36-16

Goals by period

Goals by period, Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Ottawa Senators	0	3	0	3
Montreal Canadiens	2	0	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Ottawa Senators	8	11	11	30
Montreal Canadiens	12	5	4	21

Three stars

C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
S. Monahan, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
M. Joseph, Ottawa Senators (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:27	Montreal Canadiens	Brandon Gignac (1)	Jared Davidson (1), David Savard (1)	Even strength	OTT 0, MTL 1
1st	13:44	Montreal Canadiens	Juraj Slafkovský (1)	William Trudeau (1), Kirby Dach (1)	Even strength	OTT 0, MTL 2
2nd	02:45	Ottawa Senators	Dominik Kubalik (2)	Jiri Smejkal (2), Josh Bailey (2)	Power play	OTT 1, MTL 2
2nd	07:12	Ottawa Senators	Mathieu Joseph (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	OTT 2, MTL 2
2nd	14:53	Ottawa Senators	Mathieu Joseph (2)	Jacob Bernard-Docker (1), Dillon Heatherington (1)	Even strength	OTT 3, MTL 2
3rd	05:36	Montreal Canadiens	Sean Monahan (1)	Cole Caufield (1), Nick Suzuki (1)	Even strength	OTT 3, MTL 3
3rd	11:43	Montreal Canadiens	Cole Caufield (1)	Nick Suzuki (2), Mattias Norlinder (1)	Power play	OTT 3, MTL 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens
Stat	Ottawa Senators	Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal	30	21
Power play	1 of 8	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	18	22
Hits	23	17
Blocked shots	11	23
Giveaways	7	24
Takeaways	6	4
Faceoffs won	26/70 (37.1%)	44/70 (62.9%)

Box score

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 M. Kastelic	C	0	0	0	-1	2	5	3	0	0	47.4%	15:46
Number 13 J. Smejkal	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	33.3%	18:24
Number 14 B. Imama	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		05:17
Number 16 J. Bailey	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0	30.4%	19:42
Number 17 Z. MacEwen	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	0		12:40
Number 21 M. Joseph	R	2	0	2	+2	0	4	3	0	0		21:48
Number 27 P. Kelly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		13:49
Number 49 R. Chartier	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	25%	11:49
Number 51 C. Reinhardt	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0		09:04
Number 71 R. Greig	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	0	0	50%	16:54
Number 75 E. Sokolov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		12:02
Number 81 D. Kubalik	L	1	0	1	-1	2	4	0	0	1		22:50
Number 23 T. Hamonic	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		19:41
Number 24 J. Bernard-Docker	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		20:02
Number 26 E. Brannstrom	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	5	0		30:31
Number 29 D. Heatherington	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	2	1	0		16:31
Number 37 D. Sebrango	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0		10:25
Number 73 D. Toure	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	0		09:28

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 J. Korpisalo	21	17	4	.810	58:36	Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 14 N. Suzuki	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	1	1	0	55.6%	19:07
Number 20 J. Slafkovský	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	1	0		13:41
Number 22 C. Caufield	R	1	1	2	+1	0	5	0	0	1		17:10
Number 24 L. Andersson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		10:06
Number 48 F. Mesar	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	55.6%	10:31
Number 49 R. Harvey-Pinard	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	0	0		13:44
Number 51 E. Heineman	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0		10:35
Number 74 B. Gignac	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	1	0	68.2%	13:09
Number 76 J. Davidson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		08:09
Number 77 K. Dach	C	0	1	1	0	4	1	1	1	0	61.5%	21:23
Number 80 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	2	0		11:20
Number 91 S. Monahan	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	73.3%	20:40
Number 21 K. Guhle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	4	0		20:43
Number 26 J. Kovacevic	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	1	0		18:31
Number 36 B. Keeper	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0		13:24
Number 58 D. Savard	D	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	2	0		21:03
Number 59 M. Norlinder	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	3	0		18:07
Number 84 W. Trudeau	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	3	0		20:18

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Primeau	18	17	1	.944	29:45	Win
Number 34 J. Allen	12	10	2	.833	30:15

Penalties

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:54	Montreal Canadiens	Kirby Dach	Holding	2
1st	04:13	Ottawa Senators	Djibril Toure	Slashing	2
1st	07:22	Ottawa Senators	Zack MacEwen	Boarding	2
1st	07:22	Ottawa Senators	Zack MacEwen	Roughing	2
1st	07:22	Montreal Canadiens	David Savard	Roughing	2
1st	18:06	Montreal Canadiens	Filip Mesar	Tripping	2
2nd	02:26	Montreal Canadiens	Emil Heineman	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	03:33	Ottawa Senators	Ridly Greig	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	06:23	Montreal Canadiens	Brandon Gignac	Roughing	2
2nd	06:23	Ottawa Senators	Donovan Sebrango	Kneeing	2
2nd	13:29	Montreal Canadiens	Brady Keeper	Interference	2
2nd	14:35	Ottawa Senators	Dominik Kubalik	Tripping	2
2nd	17:00	Montreal Canadiens	William Trudeau	Interference	2
3rd	01:47	Ottawa Senators	Mark Kastelic	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	01:47	Montreal Canadiens	Kirby Dach	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	02:58	Montreal Canadiens	Johnathan Kovacevic	Interference	2
3rd	06:49	Montreal Canadiens	Juraj Slafkovský	Tripping	2
3rd	11:02	Ottawa Senators	Djibril Toure	Holding	2
3rd	13:08	Montreal Canadiens	Brady Keeper	High sticking	2
3rd	14:39	Ottawa Senators	Josh Bailey	Tripping	2

Game information

Ottawa Senators head coach: D.J. Smith
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Martin St. Louis
Referees: Francis Charron, Jake Brenk
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, David Brisebois
Ottawa Senators scratches: Igor Mirnov, Sergei Gimayev, Kirill Lyamin, Dimitri Megalinsky, Claude Giroux, Vladimir Tarasenko, Anton Forsberg, Timothy Boyle, Josh Currie, Matthew Highmore, Ryan MacKinnon, Thomas Chabot, Jacob Larsson, Jakob Chychrun, Graham McPhee, Garrett Pilon, Josh Norris, Drake Batherson, Brady Tkachuk, Kevin Mandolese, Angus Crookshank, Lassi Thomson, Shane Pinto, Maxence Guenette, Tyler Kleven, Jake Sanderson, Tim Stützle, Roby Jarventie, Artem Zub, Brennan Saulnier, Leevi Meriläinen, Philippe Daoust, Tyler Boucher, Zack Ostapchuk, Oliver Johansson, Jorian Donovan, Filip Nordberg, Oskar Pettersson, Stephen Halliday, Tomas Hamara, Tyson Dyck, Cameron O'Neill, Theo Wallberg, Kevin Reidler, Mark Sinclair, Nikolas Matinpalo, Hoyt Stanley, Matthew Andonovski, Owen Beckner, Nicholas Vantassell, Vladimir Nikitin
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Carey Price, Chris Wideman, Brendan Gallagher, Joel Armia, Tanner Pearson, Mike Matheson, Josh Anderson, Philippe Maillet, Christian Dvorak, Jake Evans, Samuel Montembeault, Mitchell Stephens, Michael Pezzetta, Olivier Galipeau, Gustav Lindstrom, Nicolas Beaudin, Jordan Harris, Zachary Emond, Jesse Ylonen, Jakov Novak, Tobie Paquette-Bisson, Nolan Yaremko, Jayden Struble, Nathan Légaré, Alex Newhook, Rhett Pitlick, Xavier Simoneau, Alex-Olivier Voyer, Sean Farrell, Ty Smilanic, Justin Barron, Blake Biondi, Luke Tuch, Jan Mysak, Jakub Dobes, Alexander Gordin, Jack Smith, Joe Vrbetic, Luke Mittelstadt, Dmitri Kostenko, Daniil Sobolev, Logan Mailloux, Joshua Roy, Oliver Kapanen, Riley Kidney, Arber Xhekaj, Miguël Tourigny, Owen Beck, Lane Hutson, Vinzenz Rohrer, Lucas Condotta, Strauss Mann, Adam Engstrom, Cedrick Guindon, Petteri Nurmi, Emmett Croteau, Jan Spunar, Jacob Fowler, David Reinbacher, Florian Xhekaj, Bogdan Konyushkov, Quentin Miller, Sam Harris, Yevgeni Volokhin, Filip Eriksson, Charle Truchon, Isaac Dufort

2023-2024 season series

Every Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Sep 27, 2023
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Oct 7, 2023

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