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Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators

28 September 2023 at 00:00

Match Summary

Montreal Canadiens defeated Ottawa Senators 4:3. The match was played in NHL 2023. Goals were scored by B. Gignac 6′, J. Slafkovsky 13′, D. Kubalik 2′, M. Joseph 7′, M. Joseph 14′, S. Monahan 5′, C. Caufield 11′. League standings: Montreal Canadiens #5, Ottawa Senators #6.

Match Events

Key match events between Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators — 7 goals and 21 cards recorded during the match.

Period 1
K. Dach

Holding

1′
!
!
4′
D. Toure

Slashing

B. Gignac

D. Savard

6′
D. Savard

Roughing

7′
!
!
7′
Y. Sokolov

Roughing

!
7′
Z. MacEwen

Boarding

!
7′
Z. MacEwen

Roughing

J. Slafkovsky

K. Dach

13′
F. Mesar

Tripping

18′
!
Period 2
E. Heineman

Interference

2′
!
2′
D. Kubalik

J. Bailey

!
3′
R. Greig

Interference

B. Gignac

Roughing

6′
!
!
6′
D. Sebrango

Roughing

7′
M. Joseph
B. Keeper

Interference

13′
!
!
14′
D. Kubalik

Tripping

14′
M. Joseph

D. Heatherington

W. Trudeau

Interference

17′
!
Period 3
K. Dach

Unsportsmanlike conduct

1′
!
!
1′
M. Kastelic

Unsportsmanlike conduct

J. Kovacevic

Interference

2′
!
S. Monahan

N. Suzuki

5′
J. Slafkovsky

Tripping

6′
!
!
11′
D. Toure

Holding

C. Caufield

M. Norlinder

11′
B. Keeper

High sticking

13′
!
!
14′
J. Bailey

Tripping

Rivalry since 2018

Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators Head to Head Results· 50

Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators have met 50 times — Montreal Canadiens won 23, Ottawa Senators won 27, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2018. Ottawa Senators leads the head-to-head with 27 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 318 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.36 per match (155 for the home side, 163 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 45 matches (90%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 50 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 5–6 in 2026.

Total goals
318 · 6.4/match
Both scored
45/50 · 90%
Over 2.5
50/50 · 100%

Recent Meetings

11/03/26NHL
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18/01/26NHL
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03/12/25NHL
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01/11/25NHL
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05/10/25NHL
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01/10/25NHL
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12/04/25NHL
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18/03/25NHL
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23/02/25NHL
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13/10/24NHL
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Highest-scoring game: 56 v 2026

Standings

Montreal Canadiens sit #5 and Ottawa Senators are #6 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Atlantic

1Detroit Red Wings0
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2Boston Bruins0
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3Buffalo Sabres0
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4Florida Panthers0
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5Montreal Canadiens0
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6Ottawa Senators0
GP0Won0Lost0
7Tampa Bay Lightning0
GP0Won0Lost0
8Toronto Maple Leafs0
GP0Won0Lost0

Central

1Winnipeg Jets0
GP0Won0Lost0
2Chicago Blackhawks0
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3Colorado Avalanche0
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4Dallas Stars0
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5Minnesota Wild0
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6Nashville Predators0
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7St. Louis Blues0
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8Utah0
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Pacific

1Anaheim Ducks0
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2Calgary Flames0
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3Edmonton Oilers0
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4Los Angeles Kings0
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5San Jose Sharks0
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6Vancouver Canucks0
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7Vegas Golden Knights0
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8Seattle Kraken0
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Metropolitan

1Pittsburgh Penguins0
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2Carolina Hurricanes0
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3Columbus Blue Jackets0
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4New Jersey Devils0
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5New York Islanders0
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6Philadelphia Flyers0
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7Washington Capitals0
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8New York Rangers0
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Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 May 2026