Senators 3-2 Canadiens (15 Dec, 2022) Play-by-Play

Montreal Canadiens

14-13-2, 7-6-2 away

	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	0	2	2
OTT	0	3	0	3

Ottawa Senators

13-14-2, 8-8-0 home

Brady Tkachuk credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in offensive zone
Austin Watson credited with hit on Kirby Dach in defensive zone
Travis Hamonic credited with hit on Evgenii Dadonov in defensive zone
Rourke Chartier credited with hit on Jonathan Drouin in neutral zone
Rourke Chartier credited with hit on Jordan Harris in offensive zone
Rourke Chartier credited with hit on Johnathan Kovacevic in offensive zone
Rourke Chartier credited with hit on Johnathan Kovacevic in offensive zone
Giveaway by Travis Hamonic in offensive zone
Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
Mark Kastelic credited with hit on Joel Edmundson in offensive zone
Derick Brassard credited with hit on Evgenii Dadonov in defensive zone
Derick Brassard won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
Mike Hoffman shot blocked by Erik Brannstrom
Erik Brannstrom credited with hit on Mike Hoffman in defensive zone
Rourke Chartier won faceoff against Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone
Shot missed by Alex DeBrincat
Brady Tkachuk credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in offensive zone
Shot missed by Austin Watson
Penalty to Thomas Chabot 2 minutes for Roughing Cole Caufield
Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
Cole Caufield shot blocked by Travis Hamonic
Nikita Zaitsev credited with hit on Joel Edmundson in defensive zone
Brady Tkachuk credited with hit on Jordan Harris in defensive zone
Giveaway by Thomas Chabot in defensive zone
Shane Pinto won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Travis Hamonic saved by Sam Montembeault
Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Parker Kelly
Thomas Chabot credited with hit on Jake Evans in defensive zone
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Dylan Gambrell
Shot on goal by Austin Watson saved by Sam Montembeault
Giveaway by Brady Tkachuk in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Brady Tkachuk saved by Sam Montembeault
Shot missed by Drake Batherson
Shot on goal by Alex DeBrincat saved by Sam Montembeault
Shane Pinto credited with hit on Jordan Harris in offensive zone
Parker Kelly credited with hit on Arber Xhekaj in offensive zone
Shot missed by Thomas Chabot
Shot on goal by Mark Kastelic saved by Sam Montembeault
Shot on goal by Thomas Chabot saved by Sam Montembeault
Brady Tkachuk won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
Shot missed by Nick Holden
Juraj Slafkovsky shot blocked by Erik Brannstrom
Brady Tkachuk credited with hit on Joel Armia in neutral zone
Austin Watson credited with hit on Michael Pezzetta in defensive zone
Giveaway by Jake Lucchini in defensive zone
Mark Kastelic credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Alex DeBrincat saved by Sam Montembeault
Brady Tkachuk won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in offensive zone
Claude Giroux credited with hit on Johnathan Kovacevic in offensive zone
Shot missed by Shane Pinto
Shot on goal by Shane Pinto saved by Sam Montembeault
Goal scored by Shane Pinto assisted by Alex DeBrincat and Nikita Zaitsev
Shane Pinto won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Thomas Chabot saved by Sam Montembeault
Shot on goal by Alex DeBrincat saved by Sam Montembeault
Shot on goal by Austin Watson saved by Sam Montembeault
Cole Caufield shot blocked by Nick Holden
Austin Watson credited with hit on Chris Wideman in neutral zone
Parker Kelly credited with hit on Chris Wideman in neutral zone
Shot missed by Drake Batherson
Claude Giroux won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Alex DeBrincat saved by Sam Montembeault
Goal scored by Drake Batherson assisted by Alex DeBrincat and Brady Tkachuk (PPG)
Giveaway by Thomas Chabot in defensive zone
Mike Hoffman shot blocked by Dylan Gambrell
Evgenii Dadonov shot blocked by Nikita Zaitsev
Giveaway by Nikita Zaitsev in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Dylan Gambrell saved by Sam Montembeault
Giveaway by Derick Brassard in offensive zone
Shot missed by Claude Giroux
Shot on goal by Claude Giroux saved by Sam Montembeault
Claude Giroux won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in offensive zone
Goal scored by Brady Tkachuk assisted by Alex DeBrincat and Drake Batherson (PPG)
Jake Lucchini credited with hit on Jordan Harris in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Austin Watson saved by Sam Montembeault
Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Drake Batherson
Dylan Gambrell won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Dylan Gambrell
Parker Kelly credited with hit on Chris Wideman in defensive zone
Parker Kelly credited with hit on Juraj Slafkovsky in defensive zone
Takeaway by Brady Tkachuk in offensive zone
Derick Brassard credited with hit on Jake Evans in offensive zone
Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in neutral zone
Dylan Gambrell won faceoff against Jonathan Drouin in neutral zone
Penalty to Parker Kelly 2 minutes for Slashing Jonathan Drouin
Alex DeBrincat credited with hit on Jake Evans in neutral zone
Claude Giroux won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Claude Giroux saved by Sam Montembeault
Shot missed by Alex DeBrincat
Shot on goal by Drake Batherson saved by Sam Montembeault
Shot on goal by Alex DeBrincat saved by Sam Montembeault
Shot missed by Drake Batherson
Shot on goal by Brady Tkachuk saved by Sam Montembeault
Shot on goal by Claude Giroux saved by Sam Montembeault
Shane Pinto won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in offensive zone
Giveaway by Dylan Gambrell in offensive zone
Nick Holden credited with hit on Evgenii Dadonov in defensive zone
Brady Tkachuk won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Derick Brassard saved by Sam Montembeault
Shot on goal by Brady Tkachuk saved by Sam Montembeault
Shot on goal by Austin Watson saved by Sam Montembeault
Giveaway by Jake Lucchini in defensive zone
Dylan Gambrell won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in neutral zone
Giveaway by Dylan Gambrell in defensive zone
Derick Brassard credited with hit on Joel Armia in offensive zone
Shane Pinto won faceoff against Jonathan Drouin in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Drake Batherson saved by Sam Montembeault
Shane Pinto credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Jake Lucchini saved by Sam Montembeault
Takeaway by Derick Brassard in offensive zone
Shane Pinto won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in neutral zone
Nikita Zaitsev credited with hit on Johnathan Kovacevic in defensive zone
Penalty to Austin Watson 2 minutes for Tripping Chris Wideman
Derick Brassard won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone
Kirby Dach shot blocked by Jake Sanderson
Shot on goal by Austin Watson saved by Sam Montembeault
Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Thomas Chabot
Drake Batherson credited with hit on Kirby Dach in neutral zone
Shane Pinto won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in neutral zone
Shane Pinto credited with hit on Kirby Dach in defensive zone
Giveaway by Thomas Chabot in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Drake Batherson saved by Sam Montembeault
Shot on goal by Derick Brassard saved by Sam Montembeault
Shane Pinto won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in defensive zone
Shot missed by Jake Sanderson
Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Cam Talbot
Shot missed by Jordan Harris
Erik Brannstrom shot blocked by Jordan Harris
Shot missed by Joel Armia
Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Cam Talbot
Juraj Slafkovsky credited with hit on Shane Pinto in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Cam Talbot
Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Cam Talbot
Arber Xhekaj credited with hit on Mark Kastelic in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Evgenii Dadonov saved by Cam Talbot
Arber Xhekaj credited with hit on Dylan Gambrell in neutral zone
Chris Wideman credited with hit on Parker Kelly in neutral zone
Michael Pezzetta credited with hit on Jake Sanderson in offensive zone
Travis Hamonic shot blocked by Jordan Harris
Shot on goal by Jake Evans saved by Cam Talbot
Kaiden Guhle credited with hit on Jake Lucchini in defensive zone
Giveaway by Joel Edmundson in defensive zone
Joel Edmundson credited with hit on Jake Lucchini in defensive zone
Mark Kastelic shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Cam Talbot
Josh Anderson credited with hit on Jake Sanderson in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Jake Evans saved by Cam Talbot
Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic in defensive zone
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Claude Giroux in defensive zone
Jake Evans won faceoff against Rourke Chartier in offensive zone
Mike Hoffman won faceoff against Rourke Chartier in offensive zone
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Mark Kastelic in offensive zone
Penalty to Arber Xhekaj 2 minutes for Roughing Mark Kastelic
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Claude Giroux in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Joel Edmundson saved by Cam Talbot
Jake Evans won faceoff against Brady Tkachuk in defensive zone
Giveaway by Joel Edmundson in defensive zone
Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Giveaway by Michael Pezzetta in neutral zone
Shot on goal by Kirby Dach saved by Cam Talbot
Brady Tkachuk shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovsky
Kaiden Guhle credited with hit on Brady Tkachuk in defensive zone
Shot missed by Cole Caufield
Penalty to Chris Wideman 2 minutes for Tripping Drake Batherson
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Claude Giroux in defensive zone
Drake Batherson shot blocked by Joel Armia
Claude Giroux shot blocked by Christian Dvorak
Jake Evans credited with hit on Mark Kastelic in offensive zone
Kirby Dach credited with hit on Erik Brannstrom in offensive zone
Arber Xhekaj credited with hit on Austin Watson in defensive zone
Rourke Chartier shot blocked by Cole Caufield
Penalty to Kirby Dach 2 minutes for Slashing Thomas Chabot
Mike Hoffman credited with hit on Dylan Gambrell in neutral zone
Jake Evans won faceoff against Derick Brassard in defensive zone
Jordan Harris credited with hit on Brady Tkachuk in defensive zone
Penalty to Juraj Slafkovsky 2 minutes for Closing Hand on the Puck
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Claude Giroux in defensive zone
Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Shot on goal by Johnathan Kovacevic saved by Cam Talbot
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Derick Brassard in offensive zone
Shot missed by Kaiden Guhle
Arber Xhekaj credited with hit on Brady Tkachuk in defensive zone
Joel Edmundson credited with hit on Jake Lucchini in defensive zone
Joel Armia credited with hit on Erik Brannstrom in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Jonathan Drouin saved by Cam Talbot
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Mark Kastelic in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Jonathan Drouin saved by Cam Talbot
Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Derick Brassard in offensive zone
Shot missed by Josh Anderson
Michael Pezzetta credited with hit on Nick Holden in neutral zone
Michael Pezzetta credited with hit on Erik Brannstrom in offensive zone
Penalty to Kirby Dach 2 minutes for Interference Brady Tkachuk
Penalty to Kirby Dach 2 minutes for Abuse of officials
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Brady Tkachuk in defensive zone
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Claude Giroux in defensive zone
Michael Pezzetta credited with hit on Jake Sanderson in offensive zone
Jake Sanderson shot blocked by Kirby Dach
Shot on goal by Chris Wideman saved by Cam Talbot
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Rourke Chartier in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Arber Xhekaj saved by Cam Talbot
Arber Xhekaj credited with hit on Rourke Chartier in defensive zone
Michael Pezzetta credited with hit on Claude Giroux in offensive zone
Michael Pezzetta credited with hit on Travis Hamonic in defensive zone
Travis Hamonic shot blocked by Joel Edmundson
Shot missed by Joel Armia
Kaiden Guhle credited with hit on Jake Sanderson in defensive zone
Shot on goal by Juraj Slafkovsky saved by Cam Talbot
Arber Xhekaj credited with hit on Dylan Gambrell in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Cam Talbot
Jake Evans won faceoff against Derick Brassard in offensive zone
Jake Evans credited with hit on Austin Watson in defensive zone
Goal scored by Kirby Dach assisted by Jake Evans and Juraj Slafkovsky
Shot missed by Arber Xhekaj
Shot on goal by Arber Xhekaj saved by Cam Talbot
Joel Edmundson credited with hit on Jake Lucchini in neutral zone
Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovsky
Shot missed by Cole Caufield
Shot on goal by Joel Armia saved by Cam Talbot
Evgenii Dadonov credited with hit on Austin Watson in defensive zone
Goal scored by Christian Dvorak assisted by Nick Suzuki and Evgenii Dadonov
Shot on goal by Christian Dvorak saved by Cam Talbot
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle in defensive zone
Penalty to Jordan Harris 2 minutes for Hooking Drake Batherson
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Claude Giroux in defensive zone
Joel Edmundson credited with hit on Drake Batherson in defensive zone
Jake Evans won faceoff against Brady Tkachuk in defensive zone
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Shane Pinto in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Christian Dvorak saved by Cam Talbot
Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Claude Giroux in offensive zone
Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Cam Talbot
Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Cam Talbot
Josh Anderson credited with hit on Travis Hamonic in offensive zone

CANADIENS

SENATORS

TIME	PLAY		MTL	OTT
0:00		Start of 1st period	0	0
0:00		Jake Evans won faceoff against Shane Pinto in neutral zone	0	0
0:50		Brady Tkachuk credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in offensive zone	0	0
0:59		Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Cam Talbot	0	0
1:23		Austin Watson credited with hit on Kirby Dach in defensive zone	0	0
1:40		Travis Hamonic credited with hit on Evgenii Dadonov in defensive zone	0	0
1:45		Shot missed by Jordan Harris	0	0
2:03		Rourke Chartier credited with hit on Jonathan Drouin in neutral zone	0	0
2:10		Erik Brannstrom shot blocked by Jordan Harris	0	0
2:15		Rourke Chartier credited with hit on Jordan Harris in offensive zone	0	0
2:23		Rourke Chartier credited with hit on Johnathan Kovacevic in offensive zone	0	0
2:27		Rourke Chartier credited with hit on Johnathan Kovacevic in offensive zone	0	0
2:40		Shot missed by Joel Armia	0	0
3:25		Shot on goal by Josh Anderson saved by Cam Talbot	0	0
3:35		Juraj Slafkovsky credited with hit on Shane Pinto in defensive zone	0	0
4:00		Giveaway by Travis Hamonic in offensive zone	0	0
4:03		Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Cam Talbot	0	0
4:06		Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Cam Talbot	0	0
4:07		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
4:07		Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone	0	0
4:17		Mark Kastelic credited with hit on Joel Edmundson in offensive zone	0	0
4:28		Arber Xhekaj credited with hit on Mark Kastelic in defensive zone	0	0
4:53		Derick Brassard credited with hit on Evgenii Dadonov in defensive zone	0	0
4:59		Shot on goal by Evgenii Dadonov saved by Cam Talbot	0	0
5:00		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
5:00		Derick Brassard won faceoff against Christian Dvorak in defensive zone	0	0
5:12		Mike Hoffman shot blocked by Erik Brannstrom	0	0
5:13		Erik Brannstrom credited with hit on Mike Hoffman in defensive zone	0	0
5:45		Stoppage - Puck in Benches	0	0
5:45		Rourke Chartier won faceoff against Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone	0	0
5:51		Arber Xhekaj credited with hit on Dylan Gambrell in neutral zone	0	0
6:00		Chris Wideman credited with hit on Parker Kelly in neutral zone	0	0
6:22		Michael Pezzetta credited with hit on Jake Sanderson in offensive zone	0	0
6:42		Travis Hamonic shot blocked by Jordan Harris	0	0
6:59		Shot missed by Alex DeBrincat	0	0
7:45		Brady Tkachuk credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in offensive zone	0	0
7:51		Shot on goal by Jake Evans saved by Cam Talbot	0	0
8:16		Kaiden Guhle credited with hit on Jake Lucchini in defensive zone	0	0
8:18		Giveaway by Joel Edmundson in defensive zone	0	0
8:24		Shot missed by Austin Watson	0	0
8:36		Joel Edmundson credited with hit on Jake Lucchini in defensive zone	0	0
8:45		Mark Kastelic shot blocked by Joel Edmundson	0	0
9:19		Penalty to Thomas Chabot 2 minutes for Roughing Cole Caufield	0	0
9:19		Stoppage - TV timeout	0	0
9:19		Mark Kastelic won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone	0	0
10:00		Cole Caufield shot blocked by Travis Hamonic	0	0
10:20		Shot on goal by Cole Caufield saved by Cam Talbot	0	0
11:02		Josh Anderson credited with hit on Jake Sanderson in offensive zone	0	0
11:46		Nikita Zaitsev credited with hit on Joel Edmundson in defensive zone	0	0
11:55		Brady Tkachuk credited with hit on Jordan Harris in defensive zone	0	0
12:09		Giveaway by Thomas Chabot in defensive zone	0	0
12:14		Shot on goal by Jake Evans saved by Cam Talbot	0	0
12:15		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
12:15		Shane Pinto won faceoff against Nick Suzuki in defensive zone	0	0
12:25		Shot on goal by Travis Hamonic saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
12:43		Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic in defensive zone	0	0
12:50		Stoppage - Icing	0	0
12:50		Nick Suzuki won faceoff against Claude Giroux in defensive zone	0	0
13:08		Stoppage - Puck in Netting	0	0
13:08		Jake Evans won faceoff against Rourke Chartier in offensive zone	0	0
13:16		Joel Edmundson shot blocked by Parker Kelly	0	0
13:29		Thomas Chabot credited with hit on Jake Evans in defensive zone	0	0
13:34		Stoppage - Icing	0	0
13:34		Mike Hoffman won faceoff against Rourke Chartier in offensive zone	0	0
13:38		Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Dylan Gambrell	0	0
13:39		Stoppage - Puck in Netting	0	0
13:39		Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Mark Kastelic in offensive zone	0	0
14:02		Shot on goal by Austin Watson saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
14:03		Penalty to Arber Xhekaj 2 minutes for Roughing Mark Kastelic	0	0
14:03		Stoppage - TV timeout	0	0
14:03		Christian Dvorak won faceoff against Claude Giroux in defensive zone	0	0
14:10		Shot on goal by Joel Edmundson saved by Cam Talbot	0	0
14:33		Giveaway by Brady Tkachuk in offensive zone	0	0
15:12		Shot on goal by Brady Tkachuk saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
15:15		Stoppage - Referee or Linesman	0	0
15:15		Jake Evans won faceoff against Brady Tkachuk in defensive zone	0	0
15:20		Giveaway by Joel Edmundson in defensive zone	0	0
15:41		Shot missed by Drake Batherson	0	0
15:54		Shot on goal by Alex DeBrincat saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
16:03		Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle	0	0
16:15		Giveaway by Michael Pezzetta in neutral zone	0	0
16:27		Shane Pinto credited with hit on Jordan Harris in offensive zone	0	0
16:52		Shot on goal by Kirby Dach saved by Cam Talbot	0	0
17:25		Parker Kelly credited with hit on Arber Xhekaj in offensive zone	0	0
17:28		Shot missed by Thomas Chabot	0	0
17:43		Shot on goal by Mark Kastelic saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
17:44		Shot on goal by Thomas Chabot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
17:45		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)	0	0
17:45		Brady Tkachuk won faceoff against Jake Evans in offensive zone	0	0
17:52		Shot missed by Nick Holden	0	0
18:16		Brady Tkachuk shot blocked by Joel Edmundson	0	0
18:34		Juraj Slafkovsky shot blocked by Erik Brannstrom	0	0
18:47		Shot missed by Juraj Slafkovsky	0	0
18:48		Brady Tkachuk credited with hit on Joel Armia in neutral zone	0	0
19:15		Austin Watson credited with hit on Michael Pezzetta in defensive zone	0	0
19:24		Giveaway by Jake Lucchini in defensive zone	0	0
19:44		Mark Kastelic credited with hit on Kaiden Guhle in defensive zone	0	0
20:00		End of 1st period	0	0

Regular Season Series

OTT leads 1-0

Canadiens
2
Senators
3

Game 1

15/12

Canadiens
0
Senators
5

Game 2

29/1

Senators
5
Canadiens
4

Game 3

1/2

Senators
5
Canadiens
2

Game 4

26/2

Canadian Tire Centre

12:00 AM, 15 December 2022

Ottawa, ON

Attendance: 19,567

Referees:
Gord Dwyer

Linesmen:
Bryan Pancich
Jonathan Deschamps

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Boston	9	9	3	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

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