Senators beat Canadiens 5-4 in shootout | saskNOW | Saskatchewan

With the game tied at 3-3, Newhook hit the net after it deflected off Ottawa's Jakob Chychrun to put Montreal up 4-3 with 4:11 left, but with Korpisalo on the bench, Chabot was able to tie the game at 1:05 left.

Tkachuk scored his second goal of the game 47 seconds into the third period to tie the game at 3-3.

Montreal took a 2-1 lead 97 seconds into the second period when Caufield slipped the puck under Korpisalo. They took a 3-1 lead shortly after when the puck landed on the goal line, but the Senators were able to clear it.

Ottawa cut the lead to one with a power play goal at 8:36. Claude Giroud cut the ball back to Pinto who shot it in, but Montreal responded and Caufield found the top corner.

Montreal opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal after Jake Sanderson made a rare turnover at the blue line, allowing Matheson to go in alone and beat Korpisalo's stick.

Tkachuk tied the game with a power-play goal at 13:08 when he took his own rebound and put it behind Prime.

NOTES

Ottawa C Tim Stutzl missed his fifth straight game with an upper-body injury. … Montreal is without Kayden Goulet (upper body), Joshua Roy (upper body). … Referee Riley Brace, a native of Fitzroy Harbour, west of downtown Ottawa, made his NHL debut on Saturday.

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Ottawa: Visits the New York Rangers on Monday.

Montreal: Visit Detroit Red Wings in Montreal.

This Canadian Press report was first published on April 13, 2024.

Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press