Final
OTT at MTL game report
Senators
2–4
Canadiens
Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. ET · Centre Bell
Canadiens beat the Senators 4–2 despite being out-chanced 3.8–2.9 in expected goals. Samuel Montembeault saved 1.7 goals more than expected.
Team comparison
MTLOTT
- 4Goals2
- 2.94Expected goals3.75
- 2.395-on-5 expected goals1.58
- 10High-danger chances9
- 26Shots on goal32
- 58Shot attempts47
- 545-on-5 shot attempts29
- 1:09Power-play time5:26
5-on-5 shares for MTL: 65.1% of shot attempts, 60.2% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
CanadiensSenatorsCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Senators shooting ←→ Canadiens shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| MTL at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 46:50 | 54–29 | 2.39–1.58 | 3–0 |
| Power play | 1:09 | 1–13 | 0.04–1.93 | 1–2 |
| Shorthanded | 5:26 | 1–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 6:35 | 2–5 | 0.51–0.25 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as MTL–OTT. “Power play” means MTL had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Fowler MTL | 16/18 | .889 | 2.06 | +0.06 |
| Samuel Ersson OTT | 22/26 | .846 | 2.43 | -1.57 |
| Samuel Montembeault MTL | 14/14 | 1.000 | 1.70 | +1.70 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridly Greig OTT | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0.79 |
| Philip Tomasino OTT | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.68 |
| Kasper Halttunen OTT | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.55 |
| Tyler Boucher OTT | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.49 |
| Jake Evans MTL | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.43 |
| Chris Kreider MTL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.37 |
| Luke Mittelstadt MTL | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.34 |
| Xavier Bourgault OTT | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Phillip Danault MTL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.32 |
| Juraj Slafkovský MTL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.31 |
Three stars
- ★J. SlafkovskýMTL · 1G 2A
- ★★N. DobsonMTL · 1G 1A
- ★★★S. MontembeaultMTL · 1.000 SV%
Scoring
Period 1
- 11:54OTT P. Tomasino pp (from C. Kyrou, K. Halttunen)1–0
- 13:31MTL C. Kreider (from N. Suzuki, M. Matheson)1–1
- 19:19OTT T. Boucher pp (from X. Bourgault, R. Suzuki)2–1
Period 2
- 00:47MTL N. Dobson pp (from J. Slafkovský, C. Caufield)2–2
Period 3
- 06:13MTL J. Slafkovský (from N. Dobson, P. Danault)2–3
- 12:56MTL P. Danault (from J. Slafkovský, M. Matheson)2–4