Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators
· National Hockey League
Demidov breaks 3rd-period tie in the Canadiens' 3-2 victory over the Senators
Demidov scored off Alex Newhook's rebound and Montreal held on a night after beating Toronto 3-1 at home.
Juraj Slafkovsky and Alexandre Texier also scored for Montreal, with Demidov assisting on Slafkovsky's power-play goal in the first period.
Texier tied it at 2 on a wraparound with 2:31 left in the second.
Drake Batherson scored twice for Ottawa. Linus Ullmark stopped 20 shots.
Montreal’s Jake Evans played his 400th NHL game.
Senators: Host Anaheim on Saturday.
Regular Season SeriesMTL wins series 3-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:16 | Juraj Slafkovský Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (37), Nick Suzuki (54) |
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Goal | 1st Period 16:42 | Drake Batherson Goal (24) Deflected, assists: Brady Tkachuk (27), Tim Stützle (39) |
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Goal | 1st Period 18:41 | Drake Batherson Goal (25) Tip-In, assists: Tim Stützle (40), Claude Giroux (29) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:29 | Alexandre Texier Goal (8) Wrap-around, assists: Lane Hutson (55), Jake Evans (10) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:40 | Ivan Demidov Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Newhook (10), Kaiden Guhle (6) |
Statistics
 MTL |
 OTT |
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|---|---|---|
| 25 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 31 | Hits | 33 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 23 | Shots | 34 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
| 49.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.9 |
| 24 | Giveaways | 9 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Ottawa Senators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Andre Burakovsky, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 31 |
| Warren Foegele, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 31 |
| Hayden Hodgson, RW | Suspension | Oct 30 |
| Linus Ullmark, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 22 |
| William Eklund, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kirby Dach, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 1 |
| Mike Matheson, D | Out | Oct 31 |
| Sam Montembeault, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 31 |
| Nick Suzuki, C | Out | Oct 22 |
| Ivan Demidov, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
