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Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa SenatorsMar 11, 2026

Final· Canadian Tire Centre
away
MTL
3
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home
OTT
2
Goals123TShots123T
MTL1113MTL99523
OTT2002OTT11101334
MTL 52OTT 69
MTL 4.15OTT 3.33
PP goals
MTL 1OTT 1
Hits
MTL 31OTT 33
Blocks
MTL 25OTT 11
PIM
MTL 8OTT 6
MTL 49%OTT 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens edge Ottawa Senators 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 3–2 at OTT. Drake Batherson (OTT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Dach, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:26 together.

  1. Points
    Drake Batherson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:55.Batherson
  2. Points
    Ivan Demidov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:50.Demidov
  3. Points
    Tim Stützle had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:16.Stützle
  4. PP1
    MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Dach, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:26 together.SuzukiDachHutsonSlafkovskýDemidov
  5. PP1
    OTT's first power-play unit (Chabot, Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens and Stützle) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:03 together.ChabotBathersonTkachukCozensStützle
  6. New line
    New look for MTL: Suzuki–Texier–Slafkovský skated 12:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SuzukiTexierSlafkovský
  7. Usage
    Kaiden Guhle (MTL) played 23:19, +3:57 up on his 19:22 season average over 38 games.Guhle
  8. Usage
    Thomas Chabot (OTT) played 28:32, +6:04 up on his 22:28 season average over 56 games.Chabot

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: 121 attempts, 57 on goal, 5 goals, 7.49 expected goals; best chance Juraj Slafkovský at 0.73 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 121 of 121 attempts · OTT 69 · MTL 52

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 3.33 to 4.15 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 69 to 52, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTTMTLSBBTDnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • OTT
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
OTTMTLcontrol2nd3rdSlafkovský · 1st 1:16Batherson · 1st 16:42Batherson · 1st 18:41Texier · 2nd 17:29Demidov · 3rd 12:40
  • 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 29% of the game, OTT 38%.

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 60:00; most ice Linus Ullmark (57:38) for OTT and Jacob Fowler (60:00) for MTL, 5 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 Zub vs Suzuki, 10:11 at 55% xGF.

OTT ↓ · MTL →SuzukiSlafkovskýTexierEvansDachBolducKapanenNewhookDemidovDanaultAndersonGallagherDobsonMathesonHutsonGuhleCarrierStrubleL1 StützleL1 BathersonL1 GirouxL2 PintoL2 AmadioL2 CousinsL3 CozensL3 TkachukL3 GreigL4 ZetterlundL4 FoegeleL4 EllerD1 SpenceD1 KlevenD2 ChabotD2 ZubD3 JensenD3 Matinpalo
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
5361
3.282.22
3.122.17
1413
66
1629
−0.021+0.021
29%38%

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. 1:16
    MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP (Ivan Demidov, Nick Suzuki)wrist0.14 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Dach, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovOTT: Chabot, Pinto, Stützle, Zub
    MTL 1 – 0 OTT
  2. 16:42
    OTTDrake BathersonPP (Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle)deflected0.68 xG
    MTL: Danault, Matheson, Evans, CarrierOTT: Chabot, Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Stützle
    MTL 1 – 1 OTT
  3. 18:41
    OTTDrake Batherson (Tim Stützle, Claude Giroux)tip-in0.09 xG
    MTL: Carrier, Newhook, Guhle, Kapanen, DemidovOTT: Giroux, Chabot, Batherson, Stützle, Matinpalo
    MTL 1 – 2 OTT

2nd period

  1. 17:29
    MTLAlexandre Texier (Lane Hutson, Jake Evans)wrap-around0.17 xG
    MTL: Evans, Texier, Struble, Bolduc, HutsonOTT: Cousins, Amadio, Chabot, Pinto, Matinpalo
    MTL 2 – 2 OTT

3rd period

  1. 12:40
    MTLIvan Demidov (Alex Newhook, Kaiden Guhle)wrist0.38 xG
    MTL: Carrier, Struble, Newhook, Kapanen, DemidovOTT: Cousins, Amadio, Chabot, Pinto, Zub
    MTL 3 – 2 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
Nick Suzuki CL1011020.1301019:45——4433
Juraj Slafkovský LL1101011.4213019:43——4130
Alexandre Texier LL1101+120.1841014:49——5042
Jake Evans CL2011+100.0071017:21——4458
Kirby Dach CL2000020.1912014:14——4062
Zachary Bolduc RL2000+100.2140011:03——5381
Oliver Kapanen CL3000000.0201013:34——4667
Alex Newhook CL3011020.1410013:04——4660
Ivan Demidov RL3112030.6200212:50——6177
Phillip Danault CL4000000.0021015:33——4158
Josh Anderson RL4000010.4222214:30——4263
Brendan Gallagher RL4000010.010008:48——5471
Noah Dobson DD1000020.1211023:39——4655
Mike Matheson DD1000020.2622022:59——4048
Lane Hutson DD2011+120.0603423:30——5075
Kaiden Guhle DD2011-110.3213023:19——4866
Alexandre Carrier DD3000000.0024015:34——3956
Jayden Struble DD3000+220.053009:12——5658
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jacob Fowler(start)W34322.9413.3360:00

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Tim Stützle CL1022+110.1611021:16——6753
Drake Batherson RL1202+140.8961218:55——7364
Claude Giroux RL1011+150.3210014:42——6347
Shane Pinto CL2000-220.1210216:36——3330
Michael Amadio RL2000-220.2822016:09——2324
Nick Cousins CL2000-200.0020013:05——2725
Dylan Cozens CL3000050.6950217:07——7061
Brady Tkachuk LL3011050.2710016:26——6863
Ridly Greig CL3000010.0130014:45——5651
Fabian Zetterlund LL4000020.1040011:34——6837
Warren Foegele LL4000010.1410011:29——4525
Lars Eller CL4000000.0500010:04——4716
Jordan Spence DD1000000.0500020:30——7256
Tyler Kleven DD1000020.1031019:49——6355
Thomas Chabot DD2000-140.1614028:32——4938
Artem Zub DD2000-100.0010020:18——4231
Nick Jensen DD3000000.0011014:28——5023
Nikolas Matinpalo DD3000000.0001011:51——5443
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Linus Ullmark(start)L23203.8702.8957:38

Goal anatomy

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

Juraj Slafkovský (MTL PP) 1st 1:16 · assists Ivan Demidov, Nick Suzuki · Odd-man rush · passed in · 5-on-4 at the blue line · 18.2 mph shot · 4.9 s from entry to goal.

Juraj Slafkovský · 1st 1:16 · MTL PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
18.2 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
4.9 s

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Ivan Demidov · 3rd 12:40 · MTL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
42.0 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s
Type
rebound

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