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Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators

Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Preseason Final

Final score

The Ottawa Senators beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Montreal Canadiens 3 3-3-1
at Ottawa Senators 4 6-2-0

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 0 2 3
Ottawa Senators 1 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 7 8 8 23
Ottawa Senators 11 7 8 26

Three stars

  1. C. Giroux, Ottawa Senators (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. C. Yakemchuk, Ottawa Senators (1 goal)
  3. A. Belzile, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:49 Montreal Canadiens Brett Berard (1) Hunter McKown (1), Sasha Pastujov (1) Even strength MTL 1, OTT 0
1st 09:16 Ottawa Senators Claude Giroux (1) Thomas Chabot (1), Andre Burakovsky (2) Power play MTL 1, OTT 1
2nd 10:31 Ottawa Senators Drake Batherson (1) Jake Sanderson (1), Claude Giroux (2) Power play MTL 1, OTT 2
2nd 11:12 Ottawa Senators Carter Yakemchuk (1) Andre Burakovsky (3), Claude Giroux (3) Power play MTL 1, OTT 3
3rd 05:19 Montreal Canadiens Alex Belzile (1) Jayden Struble (1) Even strength MTL 2, OTT 3
3rd 07:05 Montreal Canadiens Sasha Pastujov (1) Unassisted Even strength MTL 3, OTT 3
3rd 10:57 Ottawa Senators William Eklund (2) Dylan Cozens (2), Tim Stützle (1) Power play MTL 3, OTT 4

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators
Shots on goal 23 26
Power play 0 of 3 4 of 8
Penalty minutes 28 10
Hits 16 23
Blocked shots 12 6
Giveaways 14 10
Takeaways 3 3
Faceoffs won 26/56 (46.4%) 30/56 (53.6%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
36 L. Dauphin C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 40% 17:00
37 B. Berard L 1 0 1 +2 0 3 0 1 0 14:19
40 S. Pastujov R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 1 0 14:46
41 H. McKown C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 54.5% 16:14
46 F. Mesar R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 33.3% 08:01
49 J. Davidson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11:32
58 D. Bentley R 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 07:51
60 A. Belzile R 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 1 0 57.1% 15:36
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 19:57
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 21:21
88 S. Poulin R 0 0 0 0 16 0 3 0 0 100% 07:12
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 41.7% 20:18
42 A. Engstrom D 0 0 0 +1 2 3 2 0 0 23:54
44 R. Walsh D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:10
47 J. Struble D 0 1 1 +3 0 0 1 2 0 20:50
64 D. Reinbacher D 0 0 0 +1 4 0 1 1 0 19:09
68 O. Protz D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:21
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 +1 2 3 1 0 0 18:56
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 26 22 4 .846 58:17 Loss

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player
18 T. Stützle C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 0 0 63.6% 21:18
19 D. Batherson R 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 17:40
20 F. Zetterlund L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 12:42
21 N. Cousins C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 100% 11:29
22 M. Amadio R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 15:07
24 D. Cozens C 0 1 1 0 4 3 5 0 0 37.5% 21:06
27 W. Eklund L 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 17:48
28 C. Giroux R 1 2 3 -2 0 2 1 0 1 68.8% 17:42
34 S. Halliday C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 25% 13:12
42 H. Hodgson R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 0 0 09:55
67 E. Bakke Olsen C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 75% 08:53
95 A. Burakovsky L 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:36
10 J. Spence D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20:11
26 C. Yakemchuk D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 0 1 18:39
43 T. Kleven D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 20:33
72 T. Chabot D 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 1 0 25:10
73 H. Stanley D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 1 0 13:48
85 J. Sanderson D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 0 0 13:22
Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie
35 L. Ullmark 23 20 3 .870 59:49 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:01 Montreal Canadiens Alex Belzile Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 07:39 Montreal Canadiens Samuel Poulin Slashing 2
1st 14:19 Ottawa Senators Hoyt Stanley Roughing 2
2nd 08:43 Montreal Canadiens David Reinbacher Tripping 2
2nd 10:08 Montreal Canadiens Adam Engstrom Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 15:47 Ottawa Senators Thomas Chabot Interference 2
3rd 03:04 Montreal Canadiens David Reinbacher Tripping 2
3rd 03:26 Ottawa Senators Dylan Cozens Tripping 2
3rd 04:18 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Tripping 2
3rd 07:32 Ottawa Senators Dylan Cozens High sticking 2
3rd 10:10 Montreal Canadiens Samuel Poulin Roughing 2
3rd 10:10 Montreal Canadiens Samuel Poulin Interference 2
3rd 10:10 Montreal Canadiens Samuel Poulin Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 13:39 Montreal Canadiens Dillan Bentley High sticking 2
3rd 13:39 Ottawa Senators Hayden Hodgson Roughing 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Ottawa Senators head coach
Travis Green
Referees
Pierre Lambert, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, David Brisebois
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Chris Kreider, Phillip Danault, Mike Matheson, Josh Anderson, Vincent Arseneau, Jake Evans, Samuel Montembeault, Alexandre Carrier, Nick Suzuki, Alexandre Texier, Noah Dobson, Kevin Mandolese, Cole Caufield, Hunter Jones, Alex Newhook, Xavier Simoneau, Kaiden Guhle, Ty Smilanic, Alexander Gordin, Jack Smith, Luke Mittelstadt, Dmitri Kostenko, Daniil Sobolev, Ethan Samson, Braden Hache, Francesco Lapenna, Owen Beck, Lane Hutson, Juraj Slafkovský, Lucas Condotta, Maksymilian Szuber, Emmett Croteau, Jacob Fowler, Florian Xhekaj, Quentin Miller, Sam Harris, Yevgeni Volokhin, Filip Eriksson, Kale McCallum, Israel Mianscum, Tyler Thorpe, Michael Hage, Aatos Koivu, Ivan Demidov, Logan Sawyer, Mikus Vecvanags, Ben Merrill, Makar Khanin, Rasmus Bergqvist, Bryce Pickford, Hayden Paupanekis, Carlos Handel, Alexander Zharovsky, Arseni Radkov, John Mooney, Alexis Cournoyer, Andrew MacNiel, Maxon Vig, Jacob Dion, Gleb Pugachyov, Wesley Royston, Timofei Runtso, Josh Nadeau, Aiden Dubinsky, Cooper Cleaves, Brayden Klimpke, Parker Trottier, Jean-Samuel Daigneault, Tyler Deakos, Alexandr Legkov
Ottawa Senators scratches
Scott Harrington, Ben Hutton, Kurtis MacDermid, Warren Foegele, Sammy Blais, Cameron Crotty, Samuel Ersson, Samuel Bolduc, Ryan Suzuki, Philip Tomasino, Shane Pinto, Vadim Zherenko, Ridly Greig, Artem Zub, Philippe Daoust, Xavier Bourgault, Tyler Boucher, Riley Kidney, Jorian Donovan, Christian Kyrou, Filip Nordberg, Oskar Pettersson, Tomas Hamara, Cameron O'Neill, Theo Wallberg, Kevin Reidler, Kasper Halttunen, Brandon Svoboda, Nikolas Matinpalo, Matthew Andonovski, Owen Beckner, Nicholas Vantassell, Vladimir Nikitin, Djibril Toure, Gabriel Eliasson, Javon Moore, Lucas Ellinas, Blake Montgomery, Eerik Wallenius, Luke Mistelbacher, Logan Hensler, Blake Vanek, Dmitri Isayev, Bruno Idzan, Andrei Trofimov, Landen Hookey, Jaxon Cover, Jonas Lagerberg Hoen, Adam Nemec, Oscar Holmertz, Louis Felix Bourque, Elliot Lennon, Harris Pangretitsch, Alexander Grunin

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 26

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Nashville Predators 0 Final Preseason Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Preseason Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final Preseason Game page
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Utah Mammoth 2 Final Preseason Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final Preseason Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/2OT Preseason Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Preseason Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final Preseason Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Preseason Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Preseason Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Islanders 1 Final Preseason Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Preseason Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Preseason Game page

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