Montreal unable to recover from slow start in Ottawa
KANATA – Habs fans will need to wait at least one more night.
The Canadiens dropped a 5-2 decision to the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Friday, delaying the chance to clinch a playoff spot.
A regulation win would’ve sealed the deal for Montreal, but Ottawa had other plans, scoring early and often, with the Habs unable to complete the comeback.
Christian Dvorak notched his 12th of the season, while Nick Suzuki extended his point streak to seven games with his 29th goal of the year.
Samuel Montembeault turned aside 29 of 33 shots in the Nation’s Capital.
For more stats, check out the NHL’s Gamecenter summary here.
Roster
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Montreal goals
P2 02:26 [1]-3 Dvorak (Armia, Struble)
MTL@OTT: Dvorak scores goal against Linus Ullmark
P2 15:32 [2]-4 Suzuki (Slafkovsky, Caufield)
MTL@OTT: Suzuki scores goal against Linus Ullmark
Ottawa goals
P1 00:28 0-[1] Pinto (Greig, Amadio)
P1 04:18 0-[2] Cozens (Matinpalo, Kleven)
P2 01:05 0-[3] Greig (Amadio, Sanderson)
P2 14:14 1-[4] Batherson (Chabot, Jensen)
P3 17:44 2-[5] Pinto (Zub) – EN
What’s next
The Canadiens and Maple Leafs meet at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday for Montreal’s final away game of the 2024-25 season.
