MTL@OTT: Game recap

KANATA – The Canadiens pulled off a dramatic comeback win at Canadian Tire Centre, beating the Ottawa Senators 6-5 in overtime on Saturday.

With a secondary assist on Cole Caufield’s first-period goal, Lane Hutson passed Henri Richard (101) for the most assists by a Canadiens player at age 21 or younger in franchise history. Hutson also passed Brian Leetch for the second-most by an American defenseman before age 22 and now trails only Phil Housley (185).

Meanwhile, Caufield extended his franchise record for overtime goals (12).

For more stats, check out the NHL’s Gamecenter summary here.

\\Montreal goals \\

P1 03:06 [1]-0 Slafkovsky (Caufield, Suzuki) - PPG

P1 17:50 [2]-0 Caufield (Suzuki, Hutson) - PPG

P2 04:26 [3]-2 Anderson (Matheson, Dobson)

P3 15:36 [4]-5 Slafkovsky (Hutson, Danault)

P3 16:41 [5]-5 Carrier (Demidov, Anderson)

OT 00:33 [6]-5 Caufield (Hutson)

Ottawa goals 

P2 00:42 2-[1] Tkachuk (Giroux, Sanderson) - PPG

P2 03:07 2-[2] Stutzle (Cousins, Eller)

P2 15:31 3-[3] Cozens (Stutzle, Sanderson) - PPG

P2 18:24 3-[4] Perron (Zub, Sanderson)

P3 07:55 3-[5] Sanderson (Greig)

What’s next 

The Canadiens return home for a pair of games at the Bell Centre against Minnesota and Buffalo. Tuesday’s game against the Wild will also be Alexandre Carrier Bobblehead Night presented by RONA. For tickets, click here.