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Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 6–5 in overtime on Saturday, January 17, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Montreal Canadiens 6 48-24-10
at Ottawa Senators 5 44-27-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 2 1 2 1 6
Ottawa Senators 0 4 1 0 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 6 4 6 3 19
Ottawa Senators 8 14 12 0 34

Three stars

  1. C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. J. Slafkovský, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)
  3. J. Sanderson, Ottawa Senators (1 goal, 3 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:06 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (18) Cole Caufield (24), Nick Suzuki (38) Power play MTL 1, OTT 0
1st 17:50 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (23) Nick Suzuki (39), Lane Hutson (40) Power play MTL 2, OTT 0
2nd 00:42 Ottawa Senators Brady Tkachuk (10) Claude Giroux (24), Jake Sanderson (27) Power play MTL 2, OTT 1
2nd 03:07 Ottawa Senators Tim Stützle (21) Nick Cousins (7), Lars Eller (5) Even strength MTL 2, OTT 2
2nd 04:26 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson (11) Mike Matheson (17), Noah Dobson (22) Even strength MTL 3, OTT 2
2nd 15:31 Ottawa Senators Dylan Cozens (14) Tim Stützle (28), Jake Sanderson (28) Power play MTL 3, OTT 3
2nd 18:24 Ottawa Senators David Perron (10) Artem Zub (12), Jake Sanderson (29) Even strength MTL 3, OTT 4
3rd 07:55 Ottawa Senators Jake Sanderson (10) Ridly Greig (14) Even strength MTL 3, OTT 5
3rd 15:36 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (19) Lane Hutson (41), Phillip Danault (10) Even strength MTL 4, OTT 5
3rd 16:41 Montreal Canadiens Alexandre Carrier (4) Ivan Demidov (30), Josh Anderson (5) Even strength MTL 5, OTT 5
OT 00:33 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (24) Lane Hutson (42) Even strength MTL 6, OTT 5

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators
Shots on goal 19 34
Power play 2 of 5 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 12
Hits 28 26
Blocked shots 24 15
Giveaways 14 16
Takeaways 5 5
Faceoffs won 32/60 (53.3%) 28/60 (46.7%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 12:48
13 C. Caufield R 2 1 3 +2 0 3 0 0 1 19:19
14 N. Suzuki C 0 2 2 +2 0 3 2 0 0 53.8% 21:25
17 J. Anderson R 1 1 2 +2 2 2 2 1 0 12:53
20 J. Slafkovský L 2 0 2 -1 0 2 4 2 1 20:00
24 P. Danault C 0 1 1 +2 2 0 0 1 0 57.1% 10:59
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 56.3% 15:20
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 13:36
85 A. Texier L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12:56
90 J. Veleno C 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 50% 15:32
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 50% 14:04
93 I. Demidov R 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 15:07
8 M. Matheson D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 5 0 23:57
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 15:42
45 A. Carrier D 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 17:12
48 L. Hutson D 0 3 3 +1 0 2 0 3 0 26:22
53 N. Dobson D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 2 0 21:54
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 07:40
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 34 29 5 .853 60:12 Win

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player
7 B. Tkachuk L 1 0 1 -2 2 8 1 0 1 16:14
12 S. Pinto C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 0 0 25% 18:14
18 T. Stützle C 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 53.3% 22:13
19 D. Batherson R 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 14:54
20 F. Zetterlund L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 10:36
21 N. Cousins C 0 1 1 +2 4 0 6 1 0 10:50
22 M. Amadio R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 13:21
24 D. Cozens C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 50% 13:17
28 C. Giroux R 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 2 0 37.5% 17:35
57 D. Perron L 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 0 0 10:37
71 R. Greig C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 1 0 50% 17:30
89 L. Eller C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 54.5% 09:56
2 A. Zub D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:45
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 0 17:36
10 J. Spence D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 14:51
43 T. Kleven D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 2 0 15:57
72 T. Chabot D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 3 0 21:42
85 J. Sanderson D 1 3 4 0 0 3 1 1 0 25:39
Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie
1 L. Meriläinen 19 13 6 .684 60:33 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:32 Ottawa Senators Drake Batherson Tripping 2
1st 16:32 Ottawa Senators David Perron Holding 2
1st 19:25 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle High sticking 2
1st 20:00 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Tripping 2
2nd 10:12 Ottawa Senators Nick Cousins High sticking 2
2nd 12:39 Ottawa Senators Nick Cousins Roughing removing opponents helmet 2
2nd 13:34 Montreal Canadiens Ivan Demidov Tripping 2
2nd 15:03 Ottawa Senators Brady Tkachuk Roughing 2
2nd 15:03 Montreal Canadiens Phillip Danault Roughing 2
3rd 05:48 Ottawa Senators Thomas Chabot Roughing 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Ottawa Senators head coach
Travis Green
Referees
Francis Charron, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
Brandon Grillo, Devin Berg
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Sammy Blais, Jayden Struble
Ottawa Senators scratches
Kurtis MacDermid, Nikolas Matinpalo

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/OT Game page
Ottawa Senators 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 17

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 5 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Utah Mammoth 6 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Vancouver Canucks 0 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 7 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final/OT Game page

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