Montreal Canadiens @ Ottawa Senators

27-15-7, 14-5-6 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Canadiens MTL	2	1	2	1	6
Senators OTT	0	4	1	0	5

Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsOTT

22-19-6, 11-9-4 Home

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 2-1

Senators
3
Canadiens
4

Game 1

2/11

Senators
5
Canadiens
2

Game 2

3/12

Canadiens
6
Senators
5

Game 3

18/1

Canadiens
3
Senators
2

Game 4

12/3

Canadian Tire Centre

11:00 AM, 18 January 2026

Ottawa, ON

Attendance: 18,020

Referees:
Francis Charron
Brandon Blandina

Linesmen:
Devin Berg
Brandon Grillo

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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Montreal Canadiens @ Ottawa Senators

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 2-1

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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