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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Montreal 6, Ottawa 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Francois St. Laurent, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Ryan Gibbons
Attendance: 21105
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Ottawa 1113
Montreal 1056
Periods:
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1
Ottawa   Montreal
  0:00 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 0:02  
Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 0:44  
  0:49 Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky.
  0:51 Juraj Slafkovsky blocks shot from Tim Stutzle.
  0:56 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 0:58  
  1:05 Alexandre Carrier hits Thomas Chabot.
  1:31 Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Ridly Greig hits Patrik Laine. 1:35  
  1:46 Shot by Alex Newhook misses the net
  2:07 Christian Dvorak scores. Assisted by Brendan Gallagher and David Savard.
  2:07 Josh Anderson wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
  2:15 Josh Anderson hits Thomas Chabot.
  2:22 Josh Anderson hits Travis Hamonic.
  2:29 Josh Anderson hits Travis Hamonic.
  3:00 Jake Evans hits Adam Gaudette.
Tim Stutzle hits Mike Matheson. 3:47  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 3:58  
Jake Sanderson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 4:24  
Giveaway by Michael Amadio. 4:53  
  4:53 Josh Anderson hits Michael Amadio.
  5:02 Arber Xhekaj hits Ridly Greig.
Michael Amadio hits Christian Dvorak. 5:07  
Adam Gaudette wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 5:37  
  5:41 Lane Hutson hits Matthew Highmore.
  5:42 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Adam Gaudette.
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 5:52  
  6:46 Juraj Slafkovsky penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tim Stutzle.
  6:46 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  6:50 Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 7:30  
  7:39 Giveaway by Josh Anderson.
  7:46 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Tim Stutzle.
Fabian Zetterlund penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Evans. 8:08  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 8:08  
  8:23 Alexandre Carrier blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens hits Mike Matheson. 8:28  
Shane Pinto hits Patrik Laine. 9:10  
  9:18 Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  10:08 Joshua Roy shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Travis Hamonic hits Joshua Roy. 10:11  
  10:23 Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net
Artem Zub blocks shot from Christian Dvorak. 11:42  
  11:43 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
Ridly Greig blocks shot from David Savard. 11:52  
Ridly Greig shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 12:18  
Shane Pinto shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 12:20  
  12:21 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tim Stutzle.
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 12:29  
Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 12:31  
  13:01 Alexandre Carrier shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 13:02  
  13:15 Jayden Struble shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Drake Batherson hits Jayden Struble. 13:15  
Takeaway by David Perron. 13:34  
Matthew Highmore hits Joel Armia. 13:56  
Giveaway by Tyler Kleven. 14:08  
  14:15 Shot by Patrik Laine misses the net
  14:16 Joshua Roy shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  14:18 Joshua Roy hits Tyler Kleven.
Tyler Kleven blocks shot from Joshua Roy. 14:23  
Giveaway by Tyler Kleven. 14:28  
Takeaway by Adam Gaudette. 14:34  
  14:45 Giveaway by Patrik Laine.
  15:26 Giveaway by Josh Anderson.
  15:33 Alexandre Carrier blocks shot from Brady Tkachuk.
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 15:52  
  16:12 Takeaway by Jayden Struble.
  16:33 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Drake Batherson scores. Assisted by Dylan Cozens. 16:42  
  16:42 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 16:48  
  16:49 Jake Evans blocks shot from Tim Stutzle.
Shot by Brady Tkachuk misses the net 16:50  
  17:16 Takeaway by David Savard.
  18:00 Josh Anderson hits Thomas Chabot.
  18:04 Shot by Jayden Struble misses the net
Fabian Zetterlund shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 18:25  
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 18:27  
Artem Zub shoots misses the net 18:31  
Michael Amadio hits Patrik Laine. 18:37  
  18:43 Shot by Alex Newhook misses the net
  18:48 Patrik Laine hits Shane Pinto.
Takeaway by Michael Amadio. 18:54  
  18:59 Patrik Laine hits Ridly Greig.
Shane Pinto shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 19:00  
Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 19:01  
  19:10 Juraj Slafkovsky hits Travis Hamonic.
Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 19:34  
Claude Giroux shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 19:42  
2
Ottawa   Montreal
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 0:00  
Dylan Cozens hits Jayden Struble. 0:09  
  0:12 Giveaway by Christian Dvorak.
Drake Batherson hits Lane Hutson. 0:19  
  1:09 Alexandre Carrier shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  2:31 Jake Evans hits Tyler Kleven.
Shot by Adam Gaudette misses the net 2:37  
Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. 2:52  
Thomas Chabot shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 3:02  
  3:06 Arber Xhekaj penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
  3:06 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Takeaway by Brady Tkachuk. 3:13  
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 3:15  
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 3:16  
Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 3:18  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 4:14  
Shot by Claude Giroux misses the net 4:43  
  4:53 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Ridly Greig.
  5:24 Arber Xhekaj hits Artem Zub.
  5:28 Arber Xhekaj hits Ridly Greig.
  5:49 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
  6:09 Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net
  6:11 Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  6:13 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig.
Travis Hamonic blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky. 6:20  
  6:26 Takeaway by Nick Suzuki.
  6:36 Cole Caufield shoots misses the net
  6:39 Cole Caufield hits Michael Amadio.
  6:44 Jayden Struble hits Ridly Greig.
  7:15 Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net
  7:34 Arber Xhekaj hits Dylan Cozens.
Shot by Fabian Zetterlund misses the net 8:22  
  8:34 Joshua Roy blocks shot from Artem Zub.
  9:15 Giveaway by Joel Armia.
  9:36 Giveaway by Mike Matheson.
Thomas Chabot shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 9:37  
  9:45 Jake Evans shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  9:56 Takeaway by Lane Hutson.
  10:21 Brendan Gallagher hits Nikolas Matinpalo.
  10:31 Lane Hutson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Drake Batherson penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Christian Dvorak. 10:50  
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 10:50  
  11:38 Shot by Patrik Laine misses the net
  11:43 Juraj Slafkovsky penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Artem Zub.
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 11:43  
Travis Hamonic shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 12:20  
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 12:22  
Shot by Travis Hamonic misses the net 12:25  
Travis Hamonic shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 12:35  
Michael Amadio scores. Assisted by Travis Hamonic and Claude Giroux. 12:38  
  12:38 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  12:48 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Brady Tkachuk wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 12:50  
  13:24 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Brady Tkachuk.
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 13:59  
Michael Amadio blocks shot from Jayden Struble. 14:20  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 15:01  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 15:25  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 15:31  
  15:40 Lane Hutson hits Matthew Highmore.
  15:51 Takeaway by Patrik Laine.
Artem Zub penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patrik Laine. 15:56  
  15:56 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig.
  16:01 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 16:04  
Giveaway by Matthew Highmore. 16:29  
Matthew Highmore blocks shot from Cole Caufield. 16:46  
  16:59 Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  17:09 Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net
  17:24 Nick Suzuki shoots misses the net
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 17:26  
  17:50 Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 18:03  
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 18:09  
  18:38 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Adam Gaudette.
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 18:44  
Shane Pinto wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 18:54  
Jake Sanderson blocks shot from Cole Caufield. 19:46  
Travis Hamonic blocks shot Juraj Slafkovsky shoots 19:54  
3
Ottawa   Montreal
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 0:00  
David Perron hits Jayden Struble. 0:16  
Takeaway by Tyler Kleven. 0:19  
  0:21 Jayden Struble hits Tyler Kleven.
David Perron hits Lane Hutson. 0:32  
Artem Zub blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky. 1:14  
  2:35 Patrik Laine hits Tyler Kleven.
  2:59 Shot by Joshua Roy misses the net
  3:26 Emil Heineman hits Artem Zub.
  3:30 Joel Armia shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  3:32 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
  3:38 Lane Hutson scores. Assisted by Jake Evans.
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 3:38  
Travis Hamonic hits Emil Heineman. 3:55  
  4:15 Jayden Struble shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  4:19 Emil Heineman shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 4:21  
Giveaway by Claude Giroux. 4:27  
  4:42 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Artem Zub shoots misses the net 4:51  
  4:55 Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Claude Giroux.
  5:03 Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  5:14 Alexandre Carrier shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  5:16 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Nikolas Matinpalo hits Patrik Laine. 5:51  
David Perron blocks shot from Jayden Struble. 6:00  
Travis Hamonic scores. Assisted by David Perron and Tyler Kleven. 6:13  
  6:13 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Shane Pinto.
  6:19 Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher.
  6:44 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  6:55 Arber Xhekaj hits Matthew Highmore.
Tyler Kleven hits Nick Suzuki. 7:08  
  7:16 Takeaway by Alexandre Carrier.
Fabian Zetterlund blocks shot from Mike Matheson. 7:25  
  7:37 Giveaway by Mike Matheson.
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 7:42  
  8:11 Emil Heineman hits Travis Hamonic.
  8:39 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  9:38 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Claude Giroux.
Brady Tkachuk shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 9:50  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 9:52  
  9:56 Brendan Gallagher blocks shot from Thomas Chabot.
Travis Hamonic shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 10:00  
  10:20 Josh Anderson blocks shot from Alexandre Carrier.
  10:22 Josh Anderson scores. Assisted by Alexandre Carrier and Christian Dvorak.
  10:22 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Ridly Greig.
  10:40 Emil Heineman hits Jake Sanderson.
Takeaway by Michael Amadio. 10:57  
Thomas Chabot blocks shot from Cole Caufield. 11:25  
  11:45 Alexandre Carrier hits Thomas Chabot.
  12:18 Joshua Roy blocks shot from Arber Xhekaj.
  12:26 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  12:30 Jayden Struble shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Takeaway by Jake Sanderson. 13:11  
Shane Pinto penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Anderson. 13:24  
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 13:24  
  14:34 Giveaway by Patrik Laine.
  15:21 Emil Heineman shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  15:22 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  15:23 Nick Suzuki scores a power play goal. Assisted by Brendan Gallagher and Alex Newhook.
Tim Stutzle wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 15:23  
  15:35 Alexandre Carrier blocks shot from Jake Sanderson.
  15:38 Alexandre Carrier hits Brady Tkachuk.
Giveaway by Artem Zub. 16:02  
  16:35 Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Ridly Greig wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 16:37  
Giveaway by Brady Tkachuk. 17:13  
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 17:59  
Drake Batherson shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 18:07  
  18:11 Takeaway by Mike Matheson.
  18:16 Josh Anderson scores on an empty net. Assisted by Christian Dvorak and Jake Evans.
  18:16 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Claude Giroux wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 18:47  
Dylan Cozens hits Christian Dvorak. 18:57  
  19:01 Brendan Gallagher scores on an empty net. Assisted by Christian Dvorak.
Adam Gaudette wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 19:01  
Giveaway by Tyler Kleven. 19:17  
  19:21 Giveaway by Joshua Roy.