OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Montreal scored three straight goals, including Cole Caufield’s second of the game 33 seconds into overtime, to give the Canadiens a 6-5 come-from-behind win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
Trailing 5-3 late in the third period, Montreal pulled goaltender Samuel Montembeault and got within one with 4:24 remaining when Juraj Slafkovsky tipped a Lane Hutson shot for his second goal of the game. Alexandre Carrier tied it 65 seconds later when he beat Leevi Merilainen glove side. Josh Anderson also had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens.
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Montreal Canadiens centre Jake Evans (71) tries to tip the puck past Ottawa Senators goaltender Leevi Merilainen (1) as he is pressured by Senators defenceman Artem Zub (2) during the first period of an NHL game, in Ottawa, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Samuel Montembeault (35) grabs the net as Ottawa Senators right wing Michael Amadio (22) slides into him during the second period of an NHL hockey game, in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) is stopped by Montreal Canadiens goaltender Samuel Montembeault (35) during first-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Montreal Canadiens left wing Juraj Slafkovsky (20) celebrates his goal with teammate Nick Suzuki (14) during third period NHL action against the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Jake Sanderson, who also had three assists, had given the Senators what appeared to be insurance when he scored his 10th at 7:55 of the third, beating Montembeault short side to give the Senators a 5-3 lead.
Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle, Dylan Cozens and David Perron also scored for the Senators. Merilainen stopped 13 shots.
The Senators started the second period with a two-man advantage. Tkachuk scored his 10th of the season just 42 seconds in.
With 1:36 remaining in the second, Artem Zub fired a shot from just inside the blue line and it went off Perron’s skate in the crease to give Ottawa its first lead.
Montreal had a goal called back midway through the period but got it back late in the period, on the power play again, when Nick Suzuki won a puck battle along the boards and fed Caufield who wristed a shot past Merilainen.
Lane Hutson had three assists and passed Henri Richard (101) for the most assists by a Canadiens player at age 21 or younger in franchise history.
Canadiens: Host Minnesota on Tuesday.
Senators: Visit Detroit on Sunday.
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Montreal Canadiens centre Jake Evans (71) tries to tip the puck past Ottawa Senators goaltender Leevi Merilainen (1) as he is pressured by Senators defenceman Artem Zub (2) during the first period of an NHL game, in Ottawa, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Samuel Montembeault (35) grabs the net as Ottawa Senators right wing Michael Amadio (22) slides into him during the second period of an NHL hockey game, in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) is stopped by Montreal Canadiens goaltender Samuel Montembeault (35) during first-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Montreal Canadiens left wing Juraj Slafkovsky (20) celebrates his goal with teammate Nick Suzuki (14) during third period NHL action against the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
