GAME RECAP | Ottawa Senators vs Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-3. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxMTA3MzE3NTQ0OTg2NDg5/final-score---senators.png] Montreal Canadiens defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-3. CANADIENS LINEUP Forward lines 22 Cole Caufield 14 Nick Suzuki 91 Sean Monahan 49 Rafael Harvey-Pinard 77 Kirby Dach 20 Juraj Slafkovsky 24 Lias Andersson 48 Filip Mesar 51 Emil Heineman 80 Gabriel Bourque 74 Brandon Gignac 76 Jared Davidson Defense pairings 21 Kaiden Guhle 58 David Savard 84 William Trudeau 26 Jonathan Kovacevic 59 Mattias Norlinder 36 Brady Keeper Goaltenders 34 Jake Allen 30 Cayden Primeau Out of the lineup Scratches: Jesse Ylonen, Alex Newhook, Josh Anderson, Owen Beck, Joshua Roy, Michael Pezzetta, Mitchell Stephens, Sean Farrell, Xavier Simoneau, Lucas Condotta, Nathan Legare, David Reinbacher, Arber Xhekaj, Justin Barron, Jordan Harris, Logan Mailloux, Jakub Dobes Injuries: Mike Matheson, Christian Dvorak (lower body), Carey Price (lower body), Chris Wideman (upper body) GAME REPORT In the Canadiens second preseason game, Marty St. Louis iced a first line worthy of a regular season game. The trio of Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Sean Monahan recorded five points delivering a Montreal preseason win for the first time since 2021. On the other side, after two home victories, the Senators sent the 'C' squad on the road to face the Habs. Ottawa's lineup was heavily populated with rugged players destined for Belleville. This led to some ugly moments in the game with Senators skaters including Zack MacEwen, Mark Kastelic and Donovan Sebrango taking liberties. In addition to the top line looking potent in this game, Kirby Dach was engaged all over the ice, creating scoring chances for his linemates and playing a physical game against the Senators. Dach was also dominant at the faceoff dot with a 61.5 percent success rate. Juraj Slafkovsky benefited from the slower pace of the game. The number one pick of the 2022 draft took advantage of a loose puck to score his first goal of the preseason. He looked relieved, and after scoring, played much more comfortable game than on Monday night. Scheduled to play, Mike Matheson was a last minute scratch for "precautionary reasons." Kaiden Guhle stepped into his spot on the first defensive pairing and played a superb game. Guhle was a shot blocking machine and was effective at clearing bodies from the crease. While minutes for the forwards were divided up in favor of established NHL'ers, Emil Heineman and Jared Davidson played well in their limited ice-time. Both players are making a strong statement at camp. In goal, Jake Allen and Cayden Primeau shared the duties. Facing a less-skilled Senators lineup, both Canadiens goaltenders played a solid game. GAME STATISTICS Canadiens (1-1-0) Shots: 21 Face-off %: 62.9 Power play: 1/6 Penalty minutes: 22 Hits: 17 Blocks: 23 Senators (2-1-0) Shots: 30 Face-off %: 37.1 Power play: 1/8 Penalty minutes: 18 Hits: 23 Blocks: 11 SCORING SUMMARY Canadiens Scorers 1st period: Gignac (1), Slafkovsky (1) 2nd period: No scoring 3rd period: Monahan (1), Caufield (1)-PPG OT: n/a SO: n/a Senators Scorers 1st period: No scoring 2nd period: Kubalik (1)-PPG, Joseph (1), Joseph (2) 3rd period: No scoring OT: n/a SO: n/a Goaltenders MTL: Allen, Primeau (W) 1-0-0 OTT: Korpisalo (L) 0-1-0 CANADIENS PLAYERS OF THE GAME * undefined * undefined * undefined VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qntooH-7Fog[/embed] POST-GAME QUOTES Montreal Canadiens forward Sean Monahan addresses the media following Wednesday's game against the Ottawa Senators at the Bell Centre. GAME PREVIEW Check out the game preview here: Monahan On the Top Trio | PREVIEW: OTT @ MTL [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/game-day/monahan-on-the-top-trio-preview-ott-mtl] UP NEXT The Montreal Canadiens continue their preseason schedule on Friday night in the first of three games in a row against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 pm ET on Friday, September 29th at the Bell Centre.
