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Canadiens vs Senators

Final/OT · Sat Jan 17 · 7:00 PM ET · Canadian Tire Centre

Montreal CanadiensCanadiens27-15-7
6
Final/OTJan 17, 2026
Ottawa SenatorsSenators22-19-6
5
StreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
MTL+100
OTT−120
Puck line
MTL +1.5−250
OTT −1.5+205
Total O/U
Over 6.5−105
Under 6.5−115
  • Puck line: Canadiens +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (11 goals).

Recap

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 6-5 in overtime at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Jan 17, 2026 to move to 27-15-7.

The Canadiens came back from 2 goals down, trailing 5-3 in the third period. The go-ahead score came with 0:33 left in overtime: Cole Caufield Goal (24) Slap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (42). The Canadiens won despite being outshot 34-19.

Score by period

Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators, score by period
Team123OTT
MTL21216
OTT04105

W: Montembeault · L: Merilainen

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. MTLGoal · 3:06Juraj Slafkovský Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (24), Nick Suzuki (38)1-0
  2. MTLGoal · 17:50Cole Caufield Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (39), Lane Hutson (40)2-0

Second Period

  1. OTTGoal · 0:42Brady Tkachuk Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Claude Giroux (24), Jake Sanderson (27)2-1
  2. OTTGoal · 3:07Tim Stützle Goal (21) Between Legs, assists: Nick Cousins (7), Lars Eller (5)2-2
  3. MTLGoal · 4:26Josh Anderson Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (17), Noah Dobson (22)3-2
  4. OTTGoal · 15:31Dylan Cozens Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Tim Stützle (28), Jake Sanderson (28)3-3
  5. OTTGoal · 18:24David Perron Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Artem Zub (12), Jake Sanderson (29)3-4

Third Period

  1. OTTGoal · 7:55Jake Sanderson Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Ridly Greig (14)3-5
  2. MTLGoal · 15:36Juraj Slafkovský Goal (19) Tip-In, assists: Lane Hutson (41), Phillip Danault (10)4-5
  3. MTLGoal · 16:41Alexandre Carrier Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (30), Josh Anderson (5)5-5

Overtime

  1. MTLGoal · 0:33Cole Caufield Goal (24) Slap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (42)6-5

Team stats

MTLOTT
Shots
19
34
Power Play Goals
2
2
Faceoff Win Percent
53.3
46.7
Hits
28
26
Blocked Shots
24
15
Penalty Minutes
8
12

Top performers

Montreal CanadiensOttawa Senators

Goals

Cole Caufield2
Jake Sanderson1

Assists

Lane Hutson3
Jake Sanderson3

Points

Cole Caufield3
Jake Sanderson4

Player stats

Canadiens · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Josh Anderson RW120212:5311200.02
Zack Bolduc RW131-113:3600000.00
Cole Caufield RW000219:1921300.00
Phillip Danault C101210:59010057.12
Ivan Demidov RW001015:0701200.02
Jake Evans C100115:20000056.30
Brendan Gallagher RW130012:4800000.00
Oliver Kapanen C000-314:04000050.00
Juraj Slafkovsky LW240-120:0020200.00
Nick Suzuki C021221:25023053.80
Alexandre Texier LW110012:5600000.00
Joe Veleno C050015:32001050.00

Canadiens · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Alexandre Carrier D410017:1210100.00
Noah Dobson D210-121:5401200.00
Kaiden Guhle D130015:4200000.02
Lane Hutson D301126:2203200.00
Mike Matheson D520123:5701100.00
Arber Xhekaj D110-17:4000000.00

Canadiens · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Sam Montembeault G53429.85360:120

Senators · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Michael Amadio RW000-113:2100100.00
Drake Batherson RW051014:5400300.02
Nick Cousins C160210:5001000.04
Dylan Cozens C010013:17102050.00
Lars Eller C02019:56011054.50
Claude Giroux RW210-217:35010037.50
Ridly Greig C110-117:30010050.00
David Perron LW000110:3710200.02
Shane Pinto C010-118:14005025.00
Tim Stutzle C110022:13112053.30
Brady Tkachuk LW010-216:1410800.02
Fabian Zetterlund LW030010:3600100.00

Senators · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Thomas Chabot D300-121:4200200.02
Nick Jensen D300-117:3600000.00
Tyler Kleven D222115:5700200.00
Jake Sanderson D111025:3913300.00
Jordan Spence D010114:5100200.00
Artem Zub D101021:4501000.00

Senators · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Leevi Merilainen G61913.68460:330

Three stars

  1. Cole Caufield (MTL)
  2. Juraj Slafkovsky (MTL)
  3. Jake Sanderson (OTT)

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