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Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal CanadiensMar 18, 2025

Final· Centre Bell
away
OTT
3
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home
MTL
6
Goals123TShots123T
OTT1113OTT119525
MTL1056MTL981633
OTT 42MTL 59
OTT 2.52MTL 4.45
PP goals
OTT 0MTL 1
Hits
OTT 17MTL 29
Blocks
OTT 12MTL 10
PIM
OTT 8MTL 6
OTT 62%MTL 38%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 6–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 6–3 at home. Christian Dvorak (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. MTL scored 6 goals on 4.45 expected goals (59 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Christian Dvorak had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 14:26.Dvorak
  2. Points
    Brendan Gallagher had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 12:24.Gallagher
  3. Points
    Josh Anderson had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:59.Anderson
  4. Points
    Travis Hamonic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:02.Hamonic
  5. Points
    Alexandre Carrier had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:49.Carrier
  6. Points
    Jake Evans had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:11.Evans
  7. Luck
    MTL scored 6 goals on 4.45 expected goals (59 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  8. Usage
    Fabian Zetterlund (OTT) played 10:35, −5:50 down on his 16:25 season average over 83 games.Zetterlund

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, OTT at MTL: 101 attempts, 58 on goal, 9 goals, 6.97 expected goals; best chance Brendan Gallagher at 0.82 xG.

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

Showing 101 of 101 attempts · MTL 59 · OTT 42

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, OTT at MTL: expected goals 4.45 to 2.52 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 59 to 42, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdMTLOTTDBAHHASAGnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • MTL
  • OTT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MTLOTTcontrol2nd3rdDvorak · 1st 2:07Batherson · 1st 16:42Amadio · 2nd 12:38Hutson · 3rd 3:38Hamonic · 3rd 6:13Anderson · 3rd 10:22Suzuki · 3rd 15:23Anderson · 3rd 18:16Gallagher · 3rd 19:01
  • MTL pressure
  • OTT pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: OTT 29% of the game, MTL 48%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, OTT at MTL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Samuel Montembeault (60:00) for MTL and Linus Ullmark (58:29) for OTT, 9 goals.

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

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
StatOTTMTL
3553
1.372.44
1.352.32
27
24
1817
+0.076−0.076
29%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.

Ottawa Senators

Current OTT line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:07
    MTLChristian Dvorak (Brendan Gallagher, David Savard)wrist0.38 xG
    OTT: Perron, Batherson, Cozens, Kleven, MatinpaloMTL: Gallagher, Anderson, Dvorak, Struble, Hutson
    OTT 0 – 1 MTL
  2. 16:42
    OTTDrake Batherson (Dylan Cozens)snap0.18 xG
    OTT: Perron, Batherson, Cozens, Sanderson, ZubMTL: Savard, Suzuki, Caufield, Xhekaj, Slafkovský
    OTT 1 – 1 MTL

2nd period

  1. 12:38
    OTTMichael Amadio (Travis Hamonic, Claude Giroux)snap0.55 xG
    OTT: Giroux, Hamonic, Amadio, ChabotMTL: Matheson, Anderson, Dvorak, Carrier
    OTT 2 – 1 MTL

3rd period

  1. 3:38
    MTLLane Hutson (Jake Evans)snap0.06 xG
    OTT: Amadio, Pinto, Greig, Sanderson, ZubMTL: Armia, Evans, Struble, Heineman, Hutson
    OTT 2 – 2 MTL
  2. 6:13
    OTTTravis Hamonic (David Perron, Tyler Kleven)slap0.03 xG
    OTT: Perron, Hamonic, Gaudette, Zetterlund, KlevenMTL: Gallagher, Struble, Newhook, Roy, Hutson
    OTT 3 – 2 MTL
  3. 10:22
    MTLJosh Anderson (Alexandre Carrier, Christian Dvorak)snap0.26 xG
    OTT: Perron, Hamonic, Chabot, Batherson, CozensMTL: Gallagher, Matheson, Anderson, Dvorak, Carrier
    OTT 3 – 3 MTL
  4. 15:23
    MTLNick SuzukiPP (Brendan Gallagher, Emil Heineman)snap0.05 xG
    OTT: Giroux, Hamonic, Highmore, ChabotMTL: Gallagher, Matheson, Suzuki, Newhook, Heineman
    OTT 3 – 4 MTL
  5. 18:16
    MTLJosh AndersonEN (Christian Dvorak, Jake Evans)snap0.51 xG
    OTT: Giroux, Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson, StützleMTL: Savard, Matheson, Anderson, Dvorak, Evans
    OTT 3 – 5 MTL
  6. 19:01
    MTLBrendan GallagherEN (Christian Dvorak, Alexandre Carrier)backhand0.82 xG
    OTT: Giroux, Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson, StützleMTL: Gallagher, Matheson, Anderson, Dvorak, Carrier
    OTT 3 – 6 MTL

Box score

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

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ridly Greig CL1000-110.0911018:34——1941
Shane Pinto CL1000-120.2610217:14——2435
Michael Amadio RL1101010.5521012:52——3247
Tim Stützle CL2000-200.0010018:16——6155
Claude Giroux RL2011-110.2700017:24——5655
Brady Tkachuk LL2000-260.5200016:38——6348
Drake Batherson RL3101-320.3820217:03——3527
Dylan Cozens CL3011-330.2930015:43——3727
David Perron LL3011000.0021013:46——4134
Matthew Highmore CL4000000.0011010:52——367
Fabian Zetterlund LL4000+110.0101210:35——4015
Adam Gaudette RL4000+100.010008:54——4637
Jake Sanderson DD1000-220.0101024:49——5047
Artem Zub DD1000000.0302219:21——5041
Thomas Chabot DD2000020.0301023:08——3235
Travis Hamonic DD2112+140.0822018:02——3742
Tyler Kleven DD3011000.0011015:36——3124
Nikolas Matinpalo DD3000-100.0010014:45——2819
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Linus Ullmark(start)L31274.8713.1158:29

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Juraj Slafkovský LL1000-150.8211419:49——6358
Nick Suzuki CL1101-130.3201019:39——6464
Cole Caufield RL1000-110.2910018:43——6759
Patrik Laine LL2000010.1030015:23——5044
Alex Newhook CL2000-110.2300015:03——5756
Joshua Roy RL2000-120.1411011:41——5667
Josh Anderson RL3202+320.7750014:59——5365
Christian Dvorak CL3134+320.3800014:26——6363
Brendan Gallagher RL3123+230.8911012:24——6971
Jake Evans CL4022+210.0621014:11——5592
Joel Armia RL4000+110.0500012:44——5592
Emil Heineman LL4011+120.1230010:11——6391
Lane Hutson DD1101+120.1020022:50——7382
Jayden Struble DD1000+130.0520018:03——7894
Mike Matheson DD2000+210.0702025:17——4848
Alexandre Carrier DD2022+130.0433019:49——5356
David Savard DD3011000.0000015:44——5834
Arber Xhekaj DD3000-100.0050213:04——5330
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)W25223.8802.5260:00

Goal anatomy

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

Christian Dvorak (MTL) 1st 2:07 · assists Brendan Gallagher, David Savard · Rush · passed in · 18.9 mph shot · 2.4 s from entry to goal.

Drake Batherson · 1st 16:42 · OTT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
58.6 mph
Distance
23 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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Travis Hamonic · 3rd 6:13 · OTT

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
63.8 mph
Distance
53 ft
Entry to goal
5.6 s

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Josh Anderson · 3rd 10:22 · MTL

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
21.7 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
9.1 s

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