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

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Canadiens · WED · MAR 24 · 6:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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WED · MAR 24 · 6:30 PM CT
Centre Bell
Prime
Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
@
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
Upcoming
WED · MAR 24 · 6:30 PM CT
Prime
Ottawa Senators
Away · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Linus Ullmark has had trouble with Montreal, a .874 save percentage on 285 shots. But the man to watch is Tim Stützle: 6 points in his last 4 against Montreal.
Centre Bell
Montreal Canadiens
Home · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
Senators
GOALIES
Canadiens
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
Senators
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Canadiens
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
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
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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
Senators
INJURY REPORT
Canadiens
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · 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
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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game. The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Linus Ullmark has had trouble with Montreal, a .874 save percentage on 285 shots. But the man to watch is Tim Stützle: 6 points in his last 4 against Montreal.

Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals. 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
Tim Stützle has 6 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(Ottawa)
6 pts, last 4 vs MTL
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals
Milestone
Chris Kreider is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697 career goals