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Ottawa Senators vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Sunday, December 6, 2026 · Centre Bell

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TSN2 · TVAS · TSN5

Game preview

The Ottawa Senators visit the Montréal Canadiens at Centre Bell on Sunday, December 6, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN2, TVAS and TSN5.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Senators

First game of a road trip.

  1. 262026-11-26: no game
  2. 272026-11-27: at TBL
  3. 282026-11-28: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 292026-11-29: no game
  5. 302026-11-30: at NSH
  6. 12026-12-01: no game
  7. 22026-12-02: no game
  8. 32026-12-03: vs NJD
  9. 42026-12-04: no game
  10. 52026-12-05: vs TBL
  11. 62026-12-06: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~115 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~115 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Canadiens

Another game at home.

  1. 262026-11-26: no game
  2. 272026-11-27: no game
  3. 282026-11-28: at VGK
  4. 292026-11-29: no game
  5. 302026-11-30: at UTA
  6. 12026-12-01: no game
  7. 22026-12-02: vs TBL
  8. 32026-12-03: no game
  9. 42026-12-04: no game
  10. 52026-12-05: vs FLA
  11. 62026-12-06: vs OTT, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
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~0 mi
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road trip
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road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsTue, Oct 13 vs STL
  1. L1Pinto#12Giroux#28Amadio#22
    8:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2Burakovsky#95Cozens#24Greig#71
    6:26 together at 5v5
  3. L3Foegele#37Stützle#18Batherson#19
    6:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Zetterlund#20Cousins#21Halliday#34
    2:25 together at 5v5
  1. D1Kleven#43Yakemchuk#26
    8:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Chabot#72Spence#10
    8:53 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDonovan#56Stanley#73
    4:34 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Cozens CStützle CHalliday CBatherson RYakemchuk D3:53
  2. 2Burakovsky LZetterlund LPinto CGiroux RChabot D0:54

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pinto CGreig CChabot DKleven D0:48
  2. 2Foegele LPinto CSpence DKleven D0:31
Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

OTTMTL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

OTT 50% (3rd most shuffled)MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

OTT 1:42 left (14th latest · 14 pulls)MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

OTT 43.2s (shortest)MTL 51.0s (4th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

OTT 29% (16th least often)MTL 38% (3rd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series