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Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa SenatorsJan 17, 2026

Final / OT· Canadian Tire Centre
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MTL
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OTT
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
MTL21216MTL646319
OTT04105OTT81412034
MTL 49OTT 74
MTL 2.29OTT 4.61
PP goals
MTL 2OTT 2
Hits
MTL 28OTT 26
Blocks
MTL 24OTT 15
PIM
MTL 8OTT 12
MTL 53%OTT 47%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Montreal Canadiens edge Ottawa Senators 6–5 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 6–5 in overtime at OTT. Jake Sanderson (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 3A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 5:45 together.

  1. Points
    Jake Sanderson had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 25:39.Sanderson
  2. Points
    Cole Caufield had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:19.Caufield
  3. Points
    Lane Hutson had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 26:22.Hutson
  4. Points
    Juraj Slafkovský had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:00.Slafkovský
  5. Points
    Josh Anderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:53.Anderson
  6. Points
    Tim Stützle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:13.Stützle
  7. Points
    Nick Suzuki had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:25.Suzuki
  8. PP1
    MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 2 power-play goals on 9 attempts in 5:45 together.SuzukiCaufieldHutsonSlafkovskýDemidov

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, MTL at OTT: 123 attempts, 53 on goal, 11 goals, 6.89 expected goals; best chance David Perron at 0.61 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)OTT attacks right (top on phones) →
  • OTT
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 123 of 123 attempts · OTT 74 · MTL 49

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at OTT: expected goals 4.61 to 2.29 (OTT led the chances), shot attempts 74 to 49, 11 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTOTTMTLSCTSACPSSCCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:33
  • OTT
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
OTTMTLcontrol2nd3rdOTSlafkovský · 1st 3:06Caufield · 1st 17:50Tkachuk · 2nd 0:42Stützle · 2nd 3:07Anderson · 2nd 4:26Cozens · 2nd 15:31Perron · 2nd 18:24Sanderson · 3rd 7:55Slafkovský · 3rd 15:36Carrier · 3rd 16:41Caufield · OT 0:33
  • OTT pressure
  • MTL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 16% of the game, OTT 48%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, MTL at OTT: 38 players over 60:33; most ice Leevi Meriläinen (60:33) for OTT and Samuel Montembeault (60:12) for MTL, 11 goals.

OTT
MTL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

OTT skaters (rows) against MTL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the OTT side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, OTT rows versus MTL columns: 250 matchups; most common Sanderson vs Suzuki, 9:41 at 57% xGF.

OTT ↓ · MTL →VelenoEvansBolducAndersonGallagherDanaultSuzukiCaufieldTexierSlafkovskýDemidovKapanenMathesonDobsonHutsonCarrierGuhleXhekajL1 CousinsL1 PerronL1 EllerL2 StützleL2 TkachukL2 AmadioL3 PintoL3 GirouxL3 GreigL4 BathersonL4 CozensL4 ZetterlundD1 ChabotD1 JensenD2 SandersonD2 ZubD3 KlevenD3 Spence
OTT xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatMTLOTT
3767
1.353.20
1.313.14
1113
25
2019
+0.023−0.023
16%48%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Ottawa Senators

Current OTT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:06
    MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP (Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki)snap0.22 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovOTT: Giroux, Chabot, Pinto, Zub
    MTL 1 – 0 OTT
  2. 17:50
    MTLCole CaufieldPP (Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson)wrist0.14 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovOTT: Giroux, Chabot, Kleven, Stützle
    MTL 2 – 0 OTT

2nd period

  1. 0:42
    OTTBrady TkachukPP (Claude Giroux, Jake Sanderson)wrist0.29 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Evans, CarrierOTT: Giroux, Batherson, Tkachuk, Sanderson, Stützle
    MTL 2 – 1 OTT
  2. 3:07
    OTTTim Stützle (Nick Cousins, Lars Eller)other0.12 xG
    MTL: Carrier, Kapanen, Xhekaj, Slafkovský, DemidovOTT: Eller, Jensen, Cousins, Kleven, Stützle
    MTL 2 – 2 OTT
  3. 4:26
    MTLJosh Anderson (Mike Matheson, Noah Dobson)wrist0.04 xG
    MTL: Gallagher, Danault, Matheson, Anderson, DobsonOTT: Giroux, Jensen, Chabot, Pinto, Greig
    MTL 3 – 2 OTT
  4. 15:31
    OTTDylan CozensPP (Tim Stützle, Jake Sanderson)wrist0.10 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Evans, Carrier, KapanenOTT: Giroux, Batherson, Cozens, Sanderson, Stützle
    MTL 3 – 3 OTT
  5. 18:24
    OTTDavid Perron (Artem Zub, Jake Sanderson)tip-in0.61 xG
    MTL: Dobson, Kapanen, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovOTT: Perron, Cousins, Sanderson, Stützle, Zub
    MTL 3 – 4 OTT

3rd period

  1. 7:55
    OTTJake Sanderson (Ridly Greig)wrist0.16 xG
    MTL: Gallagher, Matheson, Dobson, Bolduc, KapanenOTT: Chabot, Pinto, Spence, Greig, Sanderson
    MTL 3 – 5 OTT
  2. 15:36
    MTLJuraj Slafkovský (Lane Hutson, Phillip Danault)tip-in0.06 xG
    MTL: Danault, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovOTT: Giroux, Pinto, Greig, Sanderson, Zub
    MTL 4 – 5 OTT
  3. 16:41
    MTLAlexandre Carrier (Ivan Demidov, Josh Anderson)slap0.02 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Anderson, Evans, Carrier, DemidovOTT: Jensen, Amadio, Chabot, Tkachuk, Stützle
    MTL 5 – 5 OTT

OT period

  1. 0:33
    MTLCole Caufield (Lane Hutson)slap0.24 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, HutsonOTT: Tkachuk, Sanderson, Stützle
    MTL 6 – 5 OTT

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Joseph Veleno CL1000010.0150015:32——3640
Jake Evans CL1000+100.0701015:20——4653
Zachary Bolduc RL1000-100.3031013:36——4456
Josh Anderson RL2112+220.1221212:53——3644
Brendan Gallagher RL2000000.0031012:48——2529
Phillip Danault CL2011+200.0001210:59——4165
Nick Suzuki CL3022+230.3220021:25——4236
Cole Caufield RL3213+230.5200019:19——3626
Alexandre Texier LL3000000.0011012:56——3936
Juraj Slafkovský LL4202-120.6642020:00——3017
Ivan Demidov RL4011020.0900215:07——292
Oliver Kapanen CL4000-300.0000014:04——2313
Mike Matheson DD1011+110.0325023:57——3938
Noah Dobson DD1011-120.0312021:54——4035
Lane Hutson DD2033+120.1103026:22——3925
Alexandre Carrier DD2101010.0314017:12——2513
Kaiden Guhle DD3000000.0031215:42——3917
Arber Xhekaj DD3000-100.001107:40——2022
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)W34295.8534.6160:12

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Cousins CL1011+200.0361410:50——94100
David Perron LL1101+120.6900210:37——8176
Lars Eller CL1011+110.132009:56——89100
Tim Stützle CL2112020.4311022:13——4761
Brady Tkachuk LL2101-281.5210216:14——6160
Michael Amadio RL2000-110.0700013:21——6171
Shane Pinto CL3000-150.5410018:14——5866
Claude Giroux RL3011-200.0012017:35——4364
Ridly Greig CL3011-100.0011017:30——6271
Drake Batherson RL4000030.2850214:54——5242
Dylan Cozens CL4101020.2010013:17——8088
Fabian Zetterlund LL4000010.0530010:36——5835
Thomas Chabot DD1000-120.1503221:42——5645
Nick Jensen DD1000-100.0103017:36——6157
Jake Sanderson DD2134030.4911025:39——6078
Artem Zub DD2011000.0001021:45——5874
Tyler Kleven DD3000+120.0222015:57——8699
Jordan Spence DD3000+120.0110014:51——8387
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Leevi Meriläinen(start)O19136.6842.2960:33

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Juraj Slafkovský (MTL PP) 1st 3:06 · assists Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki · Forecheck turnover · 64.8 mph shot.

David Perron · 2nd 18:24 · OTT

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
6.2 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
9.5 s
Type
rebound

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Brady Tkachuk · 2nd 0:42 · OTT PP

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
44.9 mph
Distance
21 ft
Entry to goal
4.8 s
Type
one-timer, rebound

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Dylan Cozens · 2nd 15:31 · OTT PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
loose
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
1
Shot
70.3 mph
Distance
30 ft
Entry to goal
8.4 s

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Jake Sanderson · 3rd 7:55 · OTT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
74.6 mph
Distance
22 ft
Entry to goal
3.3 s

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Alexandre Carrier · 3rd 16:41 · MTL

Play
point-shot
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
61.1 mph
Distance
44 ft
Entry to goal
7.6 s
Type
one-timer

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Cole Caufield · OT 0:33 · MTL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
21.1 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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