Montreal defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Saturday in a game in which head coach Martin St. Louis decided to line up Montembeault, 29, as the starter.

The Canadiens pulled out another overtime win thanks to Cole Caufield, but a young team will need to learn how to close out games.

Vasily Podkolzin's decisive winner with 1:09 left in regulation caps off an incredible 6-5 victory for the Oilers over the Canadiens on Thursday night in an all-Canadian clash at Rogers Place

Down two, the Canucks pushed back hard in the back half of the third period, drawing a goal back with Lankinen on the bench for the extra attacker. Pettersson whipped a hard pass to Garland in the bumper, and he neatly deflected it past Dobes.

OTTAWA -- The Senators have made a goalie switch down 2-0 in their first-round series with the Montreal Canadiens, reinserting veteran Craig Anderson and benching late-season phenom Andrew Hammond. "Coach's decision, no more than that,'' Senators coach ...

In an exclusive interview with Jonathan Bernier from Le Journal de Montreal, Montreal Canadiens’ GM Kent Hughes stopped short of revealing how much his five-year contract extension will net him. Still,

Victor Mancini is back up with the Vancouver Canucks, and Lukas Reichel could play his first game as a Canuck.

In terms of “Saves Above Projected,” Dobes (plus-3.88) ranks fifth in the NHL behind Spencer Knight (plus-9.06) of the Chicago Blackhawks, Thatcher Demko (plus-8.68) of the Vancouver Canucks, Thompson (plus-8.55) and Connor Hellebuyck (plus-7.32) of the Winnipeg Jets.

This former Canadiens forward has struggled early on this season, but has now responded with a strong performance.

Nick Suzuki has seven power-play points through 11 games. Our expert Canadiens predictions expect Suzuki's hot stick to continue tonight against the Ottawa Senators!