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Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens

Colisée Vidéotron, Trois-Rivières Preseason Final/OT

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime on Monday, September 21, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Ottawa Senators 2 6-2-0
at Montreal Canadiens 3 3-3-1

Goals by period

Team Total
Ottawa Senators 1 1 0 0 2
Montreal Canadiens 1 0 1 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Ottawa Senators 4 10 3 3 20
Montreal Canadiens 14 7 12 3 36

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:29 Ottawa Senators William Eklund (1) Dylan Cozens (1) Even strength OTT 1, MTL 0
1st 04:33 Montreal Canadiens Jayden Struble (1) Unassisted Even strength OTT 1, MTL 1
2nd 19:47 Ottawa Senators Dylan Cozens (1) Nikolas Matinpalo (1), Tyler Kleven (1) Even strength OTT 2, MTL 1
3rd 11:59 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (2) Lane Hutson (1), Jakub Dobes (1) Power play OTT 2, MTL 2
OT 03:19 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (3) Lane Hutson (2), Nick Suzuki (1) Even strength OTT 2, MTL 3

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

Team stats

Stat Ottawa Senators Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 20 36
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 12 8

Box score

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player
12 S. Pinto C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 D. Batherson R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
20 F. Zetterlund L 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0
21 N. Cousins C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 M. Amadio R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 D. Cozens C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0
27 W. Eklund L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0
34 S. Halliday C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 H. Hodgson R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0
71 R. Greig C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0
79 S. Blais L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0
95 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 J. Spence D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 C. Yakemchuk D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 N. Matinpalo D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
43 T. Kleven D 0 1 1 +2 2 2 0
45 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
76 D. Toure D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0
Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie
30 S. Ersson 36 3 .917 63:19 OT loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
13 C. Caufield R 2 0 2 +1 2 4 1
14 N. Suzuki C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0
15 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0
37 B. Berard L 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0
40 S. Pastujov R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0
63 F. Xhekaj L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
85 A. Texier L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0
93 I. Demidov R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0
42 A. Engstrom D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
47 J. Struble D 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0
48 L. Hutson D 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0
53 N. Dobson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
64 D. Reinbacher D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 8 1 .875 32:48
75 J. Dobes 12 1 .917 30:31 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:06 Montreal Canadiens Adam Engstrom Holding 2
1st 05:16 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield Tripping 2
1st 05:38 Ottawa Senators Drake Batherson Hooking 2
2nd 00:35 Ottawa Senators Shane Pinto Hooking 2
2nd 09:10 Montreal Canadiens Brett Berard Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 12:48 Montreal Canadiens Zachary Bolduc Interference 2
2nd 16:11 Ottawa Senators Djibril Toure Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 11:04 Ottawa Senators Ben Hutton Hooking 2
3rd 15:28 Ottawa Senators Hayden Hodgson Holding 2
3rd 17:31 Ottawa Senators Tyler Kleven Slashing 2

Game information

Ottawa Senators head coach
Travis Green
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Anthony Lapointe, Jonathan Deschamps
Ottawa Senators scratches
Claude Giroux, Linus Ullmark, Kurtis MacDermid, Warren Foegele, Thomas Chabot, Cameron Crotty, Samuel Bolduc, Ryan Suzuki, Philip Tomasino, Jake Sanderson, Tim Stützle, Artem Zub, Philippe Daoust, Xavier Bourgault, Tyler Boucher, Jorian Donovan, Christian Kyrou, Oskar Pettersson, Tomas Hamara, Kevin Reidler, Kasper Halttunen, Hoyt Stanley, Matthew Andonovski, Gabriel Eliasson, Lucas Ellinas, Blake Montgomery, Jackson Parsons, Lucas Beckman, Eskild Bakke Olsen
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Chris Kreider, Alex Belzile, Phillip Danault, Mike Matheson, Josh Anderson, Kaapo Kahkonen, Jake Evans, Alexandre Carrier, Reilly Walsh, Samuel Poulin, Kaiden Guhle, Luke Mittelstadt, Ethan Samson, Owen Beck, Filip Mesar, Lucas Condotta, Jared Davidson, Maksymilian Szuber, Hunter McKown, Jacob Fowler, Tyler Thorpe, Owen Protz, Bryce Pickford

2026-2027 season series

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

Other NHL games on Sep 21

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Preseason Game page
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final/2OT Preseason Game page
New York Rangers 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Preseason Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Preseason Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Preseason Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final/OT Preseason Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Preseason Game page

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