Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, October 4, 2025, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Preseason Final

Final score

The Ottawa Senators beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Saturday, October 4, 2025 on the road.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2025-2026 record
Ottawa Senators	3	44-27-11
at Montreal Canadiens	1	48-24-10

Goals by period

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

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	14	8	6	28
Montreal Canadiens	4	8	9	21

Three stars

S. Pinto, Ottawa Senators (1 goal)
S. Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
A. Kaliyev, Ottawa Senators (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:15	Ottawa Senators	Shane Pinto (3)	Jake Sanderson (2), Arthur Kaliyev (1)	Even strength	OTT 1, MTL 0
2nd	08:22	Ottawa Senators	David Perron (1)	Nick Jensen (1), Thomas Chabot (1)	Even strength	OTT 2, MTL 0
3rd	15:36	Montreal Canadiens	Cole Caufield (2)	Juraj Slafkovský (2), Nick Suzuki (3)	Even strength	OTT 2, MTL 1
3rd	19:16	Ottawa Senators	Lars Eller (1)	Fabian Zetterlund (1), Artem Zub (1)	Even strength, Empty net	OTT 3, MTL 1

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	28	21
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	6
Hits	19	32
Blocked shots	15	16
Giveaways	13	20
Takeaways	5	3
Faceoffs won	22/38 (57.9%)	16/38 (42.1%)

Box score

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 S. Pinto	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	60%	19:17
Number 15 O. Lycksell	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0		17:26
Number 20 F. Zetterlund	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	3		15:06
Number 22 M. Amadio	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		19:07
Number 23 K. MacDermid	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		09:28
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	1	50%	15:30
Number 28 C. Giroux	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		17:45
Number 34 A. Kaliyev	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1		15:04
Number 42 H. Hodgson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		10:08
Number 57 D. Perron	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	100%	11:59
Number 83 S. Halliday	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	40%	09:28
Number 89 L. Eller	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	68.8%	16:57
Number 2 A. Zub	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	1	3		21:00
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	3		20:39
Number 33 N. Matinpalo	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		14:58
Number 37 D. Sebrango	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:10
Number 72 T. Chabot	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		24:38
Number 85 J. Sanderson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	4	0		21:20

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 L. Ullmark	21	20	1	.952	60:00	Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		14:08
Number 13 C. Caufield	R	1	0	1	-1	2	2	1	0		17:46
Number 14 N. Suzuki	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1	50%	17:59
Number 17 J. Anderson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		15:13
Number 20 J. Slafkovský	L	0	1	1	-1	2	0	2	0		16:51
Number 27 S. Blais	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	6	0		13:24
Number 62 O. Beck	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	66.7%	14:35
Number 63 F. Xhekaj	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		12:32
Number 71 J. Evans	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	16.7%	12:26
Number 77 K. Dach	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	37.5%	14:41
Number 90 J. Veleno	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	60%	14:26
Number 92 P. Laine	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2		15:10
Number 21 K. Guhle	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	4	0		19:46
Number 42 A. Engstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		18:00
Number 47 J. Struble	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		18:06
Number 48 L. Hutson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	4		24:14
Number 53 N. Dobson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		19:59
Number 72 A. Xhekaj	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		17:35

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 S. Montembeault	27	25	2	.926	59:09	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:31	Montreal Canadiens	Cole Caufield	Boarding	2
1st	16:31	Ottawa Senators	Artem Zub	Roughing	2
1st	16:31	Montreal Canadiens	Juraj Slafkovský	Roughing	2
2nd	09:04	Ottawa Senators	Nick Jensen	Interference	2
2nd	12:24	Ottawa Senators	Stephen Halliday	Interference	2
2nd	13:59	Montreal Canadiens	Patrik Laine	High sticking	2
2nd	19:42	Ottawa Senators	Olle Lycksell	Holding	2

Game information

Ottawa Senators head coach: Travis Green
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Martin St. Louis
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Mike Sullivan
Linesmen: Shawn Oliver, Michel Cormier
Ottawa Senators scratches: Nick Cousins, Scott Harrington, Drake Batherson, Brady Tkachuk, Jan Jenik, Mads Sogaard, Lassi Thomson, Jamieson Rees, Jordan Spence, Keean Washkurak, Ridly Greig, Tyler Kleven, Carter Savoie, Tim Stützle, Philippe Daoust, Filip Nordberg, Tyson Dyck, Cameron O'Neill, Theo Wallberg, Kevin Reidler, Hoyt Stanley, Owen Beckner, Nicholas Vantassell, Vladimir Nikitin, Carter Yakemchuk, Gabriel Eliasson, Javon Moore, Blake Montgomery, Eerik Wallenius, Danny Katic, Logan Hensler, Blake Vanek, Lucas Beckman, Dmitri Isayev, Bruno Idzan, Andrei Trofimov, Braidan Simmons-Fischer
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Mike Matheson, Vincent Arseneau, Laurent Dauphin, Josh Jacobs, Kaapo Kahkonen, Alexandre Carrier, Kevin Mandolese, Wyatte Wylie, Tobie Paquette-Bisson, Hunter Jones, Alex Newhook, Xavier Simoneau, Ty Smilanic, Ryan O'Rourke, Alexander Gordin, Jack Smith, Luke Mittelstadt, Dmitri Kostenko, Daniil Sobolev, Benjamin Gaudreau, Zachary Bolduc, Oliver Kapanen, William Trudeau, Gannon Laroque, Simon Lavigne, Emmett Croteau, David Reinbacher, Bogdan Konyushkov, Quentin Miller, Sam Harris, Yevgeni Volokhin, Filip Eriksson, Israel Mianscum, Charles Martin, Michael Hage, Aatos Koivu, Ivan Demidov, Logan Sawyer, Owen Protz, Mikus Vecvanags, Ben Merrill, Makar Khanin, Rasmus Bergqvist, Darick Louis-Jean, Bryce Pickford, Hayden Paupanekis, Carlos Handel, Will Dineen, Mark Estapa, Joseph Dunlap, Egor Goriunov, Alexander Zharovsky, Arseni Radkov, John Mooney, Alexis Cournoyer, Andrew MacNiel, Maxon Vig, Maleek McGowan, Matthew Wang

2025-2026 season series

Every Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2025-2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Sep 30, 2025
Ottawa Senators 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 4, 2025

Other NHL games on Oct 4

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 4, 2025
Matchup	Status	Details
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Anaheim Ducks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Oct 4, 2025
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 4, 2025
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sat, Oct 4, 2025
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 4, 2025
St. Louis Blues 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final Preseason	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Oct 4, 2025
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Florida Panthers 7	Final Preseason	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Oct 4, 2025
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Oct 4, 2025
San Jose Sharks 4 at Utah Mammoth 6	Final Preseason	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Utah Mammoth, Sat, Oct 4, 2025