OTT 5–6 MTL Final / OT · L
Senators/Schedule/Recap Sat, Jan 17, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Ottawa Senators
OTT · 22-19-6
5–6
Final / OTL
Montreal Canadiens
MTL · 27-15-7
1ST2ND3RDOTT OTT 0841411200534 MTL 26142613619 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 3 this season — the Senators trail the season series 1–2
OTT 22-19-6 · MTL 27-15-7 · Meeting 3 this season — the Senators trail the season series 1–2

Senators fell to the Canadiens

The Senators let a 5–3 lead get away: the Canadiens came back with three unanswered goals — Carrier's equalizer — and won it in overtime on Caufield's goal. Leevi Meriläinen allowed 3.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Senators created the better chances: 3.9 expected goals to 2.3, on 34 and 19 shots on goal.

OTT 3.9 xG · 34 shots MTL 2.3 xG · 19 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st 0.6 · 0.9
2nd · the swing 2.2 · 0.3
3rd 0.8 · 0.9
OT 0.2 · 0.2
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Senators win 74.
OTT 74%MTL 26%

Goals and penalties

11 goals · 10 penalties
← Senators shoot this way Canadiens shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
01:32 Drake Batherson· Tripping
Slafkovský scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
1
03:06 Juraj Slafkovský PP
Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki · Power play (Batherson, tripping) · snap shot, a good chance (16%)
0–1
PEN
16:32 David Perron· Holding
Caufield scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
2
17:50 Cole Caufield PP
Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson · Power play (Perron, holding) · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
0–2
PEN
19:25 Kaiden Guhle· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
20:00 Josh Anderson· Tripping
Tkachuk scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
2nd period
3
00:42 Brady Tkachuk PP
Claude Giroux, Jake Sanderson · Power play (Anderson, tripping) · wrist shot, a good chance (23%)
1–2
4
03:07 Tim Stützle
Nick Cousins, Lars Eller · between legs shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
2–2
5
04:26 Josh Anderson
Mike Matheson, Noah Dobson · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
2–3
PEN
10:12 Nick Cousins· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:39 Nick Cousins· Roughing removing opponents helmet
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
13:34 Ivan Demidov· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
15:03 Brady Tkachuk· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
15:03 Phillip Danault· Roughing
Cozens scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
6
15:31 Dylan Cozens PP
Tim Stützle, Jake Sanderson · Power play (Danault, roughing) · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
3–3
7
18:24 David Perron
Artem Zub, Jake Sanderson · tip in shot, a great chance (33%)
4–3
3rd period
PEN
05:48 Thomas Chabot· Roughing
Killed
2 min
Minor
8
07:55 Jake Sanderson
Ridly Greig · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
5–3
9
15:36 Juraj Slafkovský EXTRA ATTACKER
Lane Hutson, Phillip Danault · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
5–4
10
16:41 Alexandre Carrier
Ivan Demidov, Josh Anderson · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
5–5
Overtime
11
00:33 Cole Caufield GWG
Lane Hutson · slap shot, a good chance (11%)
5–6
Goaltending
−3.7
vs expected
13/19 saves · 6 GA · 2.3 xGA Allowed 3.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
−1.1
vs expected
29/34 saves · 5 GA · 3.9 xGA Allowed 1.1 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team OTTMTL
Shots on goal
34
19
Expected goals
3.9
2.3
Hits
26
28
Blocks
26
16
Faceoffs
47%
53%
Power play
2/3
2/5
Penalty minutes
12
8
The Senators went 2-for-3 on the power play and allowed 2 on 5 Canadiens power plays.