About last night: The Habs scored four points in a 5-4 shootout loss to the Sens

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Brady Tkachuk scored two goals and added an assist for the Ottawa Senators in a 5-4 win over the Canadiens on Saturday night at the Canadian Tire Centre.

The game was Montreal's last Saturday night of the season. The Senators came back from four separate deficits to win their eighth straight game against a division rival.

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Cayden Primeau made 40 saves and had two more in the loss. Cole Caulfield scored his career-high 26th and 27th goals of the campaign.

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Mike Matheson opened the scoring.

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The Senators scored three power play goals on the night to tie it 1-1, starting with Tkachuk's 36th of the season.

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Caufield scored his first two goals just 1:37 into the second period. He jumped to beat Joonas Korpisalo.

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Seven minutes later, Shane Pinto tied it again for a 2-2 tie, this time from the slot on the power play.

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The Habs also found success on the power play, with Caufield hitting a routine spot-up shot from teammate Nick Suzuki into the back of the net from the top of the circle. Montreal took the lead 3-2. The Habs entered the third period with a one-goal lead.

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Tkachuk scored 47 seconds into the third period. A power play goal tied the score at 3-3.

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With 4:11 left in regulation, Alex Newhook fed the puck to Joel Armia, but the puck bounced off Jakob Czychrun's skate and around Korpisalo to give the Habs a 4-3 lead.

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But with 1:05 left, Thomas Chabot tied it again for the Sens to send the game into overtime.

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While it was exciting on both ends, overtime didn't solve anything. Bullitt had just one goal courtesy of Drake Batterson. The Senators won their last home game of the season, and they also moved two points ahead of the Habs in the standings with two games remaining.

Caufield led the way on the Hockey Stats Cards Impact Map. Matheson's two points give him 62 points on the season.

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The Canadians lost again, 44-25. Liveblog commenters don't feel they can turn one-goal games from losses to wins unless they reduce the shots allowed. Prime and Sam Montembo have kept them in a lot of games this season that otherwise could have been awkward.

Commentators also didn't like how Tkachuk handled the Habs defense in front of the net. A potential solution lies in 2023 first-round pick David Reinbacher, a big-bodied blueliner who could clear the gridiron in the future.

3. “Another shot with less than 4 minutes to go; As the Slav refused to give too much time and space, I remembered Kirk Mueller highlighting these words on how to effectively eliminate penalties. But Slavia learns as she grows and exceeded everyone's expectations this season.” -Ibharriska Harris

2. “It's hard to win on the way out – you've worked hard and you only have one offensive line to play – not much of an improvement from last season – Slafkowski and Primau have become NHL players – that's it.” – Rick Turpin

1. “3 uninspired SO actions. But in the end, we were competitive and we ended up in a better position in the draft lottery. CC found their scoring opportunity again. Is next year good? I hope so.” – SkiFan is available

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