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Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal CanadiensDec 2, 2025

Final· Centre Bell
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OTT
5
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home
MTL
2
Goals123TShots123T
OTT2215OTT1011829
MTL1102MTL610622
OTT 63MTL 48
OTT 4.71MTL 2.05
PP goals
OTT 0MTL 2
Hits
OTT 21MTL 33
Blocks
OTT 16MTL 16
PIM
OTT 10MTL 8
OTT 53%MTL 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Ottawa Senators beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at MTL. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for OTT: Zetterlund–Tkachuk–Stützle skated 7:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:31.Tkachuk
  2. Points
    Fabian Zetterlund had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:20.Zetterlund
  3. Points
    Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:10.Suzuki
  4. Points
    Cole Caufield had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:41.Caufield
  5. Points
    Jordan Spence had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:01.Spence
  6. Points
    Tyler Kleven had 2 assists (2 points) in 20:52.Kleven
  7. New line
    New look for OTT: Zetterlund–Tkachuk–Stützle skated 7:38 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (68.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.ZetterlundTkachukStützle
  8. New line
    New look for MTL: Gallagher–Texier–Veleno skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.GallagherTexierVeleno

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: 111 attempts, 51 on goal, 7 goals, 6.75 expected goals; best chance Drake Batherson at 0.56 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 111 of 111 attempts · MTL 48 · OTT 63

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 2.05 to 4.71 (OTT led the chances), shot attempts 48 to 63, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdMTLOTTSZZSBSTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • MTL
  • OTT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MTLOTTcontrol2nd3rdSlafkovský · 1st 3:37Zetterlund · 1st 4:01Zub · 1st 16:53Sanderson · 2nd 5:48Batherson · 2nd 6:58Suzuki · 2nd 8:50Tkachuk · 3rd 12:43
  • 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 55% of the game, MTL 17%.

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 (59:56) for MTL and Linus Ullmark (59:21) for OTT, 7 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, MTL rows versus OTT columns: 249 matchups; most common Slafkovský vs Zub, 9:02 at 64% xGF.

MTL ↓ · OTT →PintoGirouxAmadioStützleTkachukZetterlundBathersonCozensPerronGreigEllerMacDermidSpenceKlevenSandersonZubJensenMatinpaloL1 SlafkovskýL1 DemidovL1 KapanenL2 SuzukiL2 CaufieldL2 BolducL3 VelenoL3 GallagherL3 TexierL4 AndersonL4 EvansL4 XhekajD1 MathesonD1 DobsonD2 HutsonD2 StrubleD3 CarrierD3 Xhekaj
MTL 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
StatOTTMTL
5950
4.881.45
4.531.43
204
55
2316
+0.040−0.040
55%17%

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. 3:37
    MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP (Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki)snap0.32 xG
    OTT: Pinto, Greig, Sanderson, ZubMTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson, Slafkovský
    OTT 0 – 1 MTL
  2. 4:01
    OTTFabian Zetterlund (Tyler Kleven, Jordan Spence)slap0.06 xG
    OTT: Zetterlund, Tkachuk, Spence, Kleven, StützleMTL: Matheson, Anderson, Evans, Texier, Dobson
    OTT 1 – 1 MTL
  3. 16:53
    OTTArtem Zub (Brady Tkachuk, Fabian Zetterlund)snap0.23 xG
    OTT: Jensen, Zetterlund, Tkachuk, Stützle, ZubMTL: Evans, Caufield, Struble, Bolduc, Hutson
    OTT 2 – 1 MTL

2nd period

  1. 5:48
    OTTJake Sanderson (Michael Amadio)backhand0.19 xG
    OTT: Giroux, Amadio, Pinto, Sanderson, ZubMTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Dobson, Caufield, Bolduc
    OTT 3 – 1 MTL
  2. 6:58
    OTTDrake Batherson (Tyler Kleven, Jordan Spence)snap0.56 xG
    OTT: Zetterlund, Batherson, Cozens, Spence, KlevenMTL: Anderson, Evans, Struble, Hutson, Xhekaj
    OTT 4 – 1 MTL
  3. 8:50
    MTLNick SuzukiPP (Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson)snap0.15 xG
    OTT: Eller, Sanderson, Stützle, ZubMTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson, Slafkovský
    OTT 4 – 2 MTL

3rd period

  1. 12:43
    OTTBrady Tkachuk (Tim Stützle, David Perron)snap0.46 xG
    OTT: Perron, Tkachuk, Spence, Kleven, StützleMTL: Veleno, Struble, Hutson, Slafkovský, Demidov
    OTT 5 – 2 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
Shane Pinto CL1000+130.4511418:54——3252
Claude Giroux RL1000+100.0000017:02——4570
Michael Amadio RL1011+120.1012215:32——3956
Tim Stützle CL2011+320.2501018:55——7090
Brady Tkachuk LL2112+330.7320015:31——6185
Fabian Zetterlund LL2112+320.5710014:20——5476
Drake Batherson RL3101+151.2511018:45——7090
Dylan Cozens CL3000+120.3060016:15——6791
David Perron LL3011+120.4432013:30——5683
Ridly Greig CL4000020.1410214:06——5475
Lars Eller CL4000010.0021210:49——449
Kurtis MacDermid LL4000000.000002:58——5054
Jordan Spence DD1022+300.0311021:01——6789
Tyler Kleven DD1022+300.0002020:52——6288
Jake Sanderson DD2101+140.2302024:56——5055
Artem Zub DD2101+210.2311024:02——5063
Nick Jensen DD3000+100.0011013:25——4068
Nikolas Matinpalo DD3000000.0001012:04——3248
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Linus Ullmark(start)W22202.9092.0559:21

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Juraj Slafkovský LL1101-120.3810022:34——5523
Ivan Demidov RL1000-110.0020017:15——4613
Oliver Kapanen CL1000040.2922016:29——4415
Nick Suzuki CL2112-130.2330020:10——5741
Cole Caufield RL2022-210.0100018:41——4929
Zachary Bolduc RL2000-200.1310012:25——4624
Joseph Veleno CL3000-110.2340014:46——5739
Brendan Gallagher RL3000020.0630012:57——6071
Alexandre Texier LL3000-120.0900012:42——4844
Josh Anderson RL4000-200.0020210:04——316
Jake Evans CL4000-300.001029:22——136
Florian Xhekaj LL4000-100.003007:43——178
Mike Matheson DD1000-210.1922023:19——5139
Noah Dobson DD1000-230.3104018:51——5243
Lane Hutson DD2011-320.1333026:03——377
Jayden Struble DD2000-300.0022217:41——275
Alexandre Carrier DD3000000.0103018:14——5230
Arber Xhekaj DD3000000.0040212:48——7789
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)L29245.8284.7159:56

Goal anatomy

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

Jake Sanderson (OTT) 2nd 5:48 · assists Michael Amadio · Forecheck turnover · 18.9 mph shot.

Fabian Zetterlund · 1st 4:01 · OTT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
63.9 mph
Distance
44 ft
Entry to goal
5.5 s
Type
one-timer

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Brady Tkachuk · 3rd 12:43 · OTT

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
49.5 mph
Distance
21 ft
Entry to goal
7.7 s

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