Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens
· National Hockey LeagueCole Caufield scores twice and Canadiens beat Senators 4-1
After Alex Newhook boosted the Canadiens’ lead to 3-0 early in the third period, Tim Stutzle ended Sam Montembeault’s bid for a second consecutive shutout. Montembeault, who made 48 saves in a season-opening win over Toronto, made 24 saves against Ottawa.
Caufield completed the scoring with his second goal of the game and fourth of the season in the third period.
Montreal defenseman Mike Matheson was awarded a penalty shot when he was upended by Jake Sanderson on a rush to the net during a third-period power play. Linus Ullmark, who finished the game with 22 saves, got a piece of the shot which hit the post and went wide.
MTL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 10:37 | Emil Heineman Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Christian Dvorak (1), Lane Hutson (3) | |
Goal | 1st Period 15:03 | Cole Caufield Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (1), Juraj Slafkovsky (2) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 3:50 | Alex Newhook Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (4), Kaiden Guhle (3) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 5:30 | Tim Stützle Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Brady Tkachuk (2), Nick Jensen (1) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 7:43 | Cole Caufield Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Nick Suzuki (1), Juraj Slafkovsky (3) |
Statistics
OTT | MTL | |
---|---|---|
11 | Blocked Shots | 22 |
17 | Hits | 17 |
6 | Takeaways | 3 |
25 | Shots | 26 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
25 | Faceoffs Won | 30 |
45.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 54.5 |
16 | Giveaways | 14 |
5 | Total Penalties | 5 |
10 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 21,105 | Capacity:
Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 21,105 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 11 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
Toronto | 10 | 6 | 22 | 2 |
Boston | 8 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
Tampa Bay | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
Buffalo | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Montreal | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |