NHL

Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens

Mar 18, 2025, 11:00 PM · National Hockey League
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Suzuki gets go-ahead goal and Canadiens snap Senators' 6-game winning streak with 6-3 victory

Josh Anderson scored twice, including an empty-netter, while Lane Hutson and Christian Dvorak also had goals for Montreal. Brendan Gallagher added a second into the empty net and Sam Montembeault stopped 22 shots.

Travis Hamonic had a goal and an assist for the Senators while Michael Amadio and Drake Batherson also found the back of the net. Linus Ullmark made 27 saves.

Suzuki buried his shot into an open cage at 15:23 after Ullmark failed to properly cover the puck, helping Montreal take a 4-3 lead. The Canadiens have now won three of their last four games.

Montreal leads the season series 3-0 against Ottawa with one game remaining between the teams on April 11.

Dvorak opened the scoring on a breakaway 2:07 into the game with a deke around Ullmark, who lost his stick moments earlier on a shot from Patrik Laine.

Takeaways Canadiens: Rallied from 2-1 and 3-2 deficits in the third to snap the Senators’ streak.

Senators: Lost their first game since making two trades at the NHL trade deadline. Marquee acquisition Dylan Cozens provided an assist on Batherson’s goal, bringing his totals to two goals and three assists in six games as a Senator.

Key moment Shane Pinto tripped Anderson with 6:37 remaining to send Montreal on the power play with the game tied 3-3. Suzuki then buried the winner in the dying seconds of the man advantage.

Key stat Before Tuesday’s game, Canadiens netminder Sam Montembeault was 6-0-1 with a .928 save percentage and a 1.96 goals-against average since the 4 Nations Face-Off break.

Up next Senators: Host the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.

Canadiens: Visit the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

MTL leads series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:07 Christian Dvorak Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Brendan Gallagher (11), David Savard (13)
Goal 1st Period 16:42 Drake Batherson Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Cozens (23)
Goal 2nd Period 12:38 Michael Amadio Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Travis Hamonic (4), Claude Giroux (30)
Goal 3rd Period 3:38 Lane Hutson Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (18)
Goal 3rd Period 6:13 Travis Hamonic Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: David Perron (6), Tyler Kleven (3)
Goal 3rd Period 10:22 Josh Anderson Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Alexandre Carrier (18), Christian Dvorak (15)
Goal 3rd Period 15:23 Nick Suzuki Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Brendan Gallagher (12), Emil Heineman (8)
Goal 3rd Period 18:16 Josh Anderson Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Christian Dvorak (16), Jake Evans (19)
Goal 3rd Period 19:01 Brendan Gallagher Goal (16) Backhand, assists: Christian Dvorak (17), Alexandre Carrier (19)

Statistics

OTT MTL
12 Blocked Shots 10
17 Hits 29
7 Takeaways 7
25 Shots 33
0 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
37 Faceoffs Won 23
61.7 Faceoff Win Percent 38.3
9 Giveaways 11
4 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ivan Demidov, RW Out Apr 10
Emil Heineman, LW Day-To-Day Apr 9
Rafael Harvey-Pinard, LW Out Mar 19
Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brady Tkachuk, LW Day-To-Day Apr 10
Nick Cousins, C Injured Reserve Apr 6

Game Information

Bell Centre
11:00 PM, Tue, Mar 18, 2025
Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 21,105 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 48 26 100 4
Tampa Bay 45 26 97 7
Florida 46 29 96 4
Ottawa 42 30 90 6
Montreal 39 30 87 9
Detroit 36 35 79 7
Buffalo 35 37 76 6
Boston 32 39 73 9
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