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Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Senators · SUN · DEC 6 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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SUN · DEC 6 · 6:00 PM CT
Centre Bell
TSN2 · TVAS
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
VS
Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
Upcoming
SUN · DEC 6 · 6:00 PM CT
TSN2 · TVAS
Montreal Canadiens
Home · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Linus Ullmark has had trouble with the Canadiens, a .874 save percentage on 285 shots.
Centre Bell
Ottawa Senators
Away · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
Canadiens
GOALIES
Senators
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
Canadiens
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Senators
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
CanadiensProjected lines
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
Canadiens
INJURY REPORT
Senators
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
CanadiensInjury report
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game.

Matchup Intel

Linus Ullmark has had trouble with the Canadiens, a .874 save percentage on 285 shots.

The man to watch is Nick Suzuki: 7 points in his last 4 against Ottawa. Linus Ullmark has not had an answer for Cole Caufield: 5 goals on 19 shots.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Linus Ullmark has struggled against Montreal — a .874 save % on 285 shots.
.874 SV% vs MTL
Matchup
Cole Caufield has 5 goals on Linus Ullmark (19 shots).
(Montreal)
5 goals on Linus Ullmark
Player
Nick Suzuki has 7 points in his last 4 games against Ottawa. See the games →
(Montreal)
7 pts, last 4 vs OTT
Matchup
Juraj Slafkovský has 4 goals on Linus Ullmark (17 shots).
(Montreal)
4 goals on Linus Ullmark
Player
Lane Hutson has 6 points in his last 4 games against Ottawa. See the games →
(Montreal)
6 pts, last 4 vs OTT
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals
Milestone
Tim Stützle is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals