MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
- Les Canadiens et les Sénateurs s’affrontent ce soir pour la 160e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries,
c’est le 171e affrontement entre ces deux équipes. - The Canadiens and Senators are facing each other for the 160th time in regular season. Including playoff contests,
tonight’s the 171st matchup between the two teams.
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – MTL 2 VS. CGY 1 (TB/SO) (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Anderson, Dach (TB/SO)
Buts CGY Goals – Huberdeau (AN/PP)
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (34-35)
Gardien CGY Goalie – Markstrom (37-38)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/7
Avantage numérique CGY Powerplay – 1/6
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Suzuki – 25:53) ; S (Dvorak, Hoffman – 6) ; HT (Slafkovsky – 4) ; BS (Edmundson – 5)
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
15 DÉC. VS. ANAHEIM 19 h / 7 p.m.
17 DÉC. VS TAMPA BAY 19 h / 7 p.m.
19 DÉC. @ ARIZONA 22 h / 10 p.m.
21 DÉC. @ COLORADO 20 h / 8 p.m.
23 DÉC. @ DALLAS 20h30 / 8:30 p.m.
RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player
Date Blessure
Injury
Matchs ratés
Games lost
Retour
Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 28 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 28 –
M. Matheson – Haut du corps / Upper-body 17 19/11/2022
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 6 –
M. Hoffman – Bas du corps / Lower-body 8 10/12/2022
J. Drouin – Haut du corps / Upper-body 13 –
RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (01/12)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (12/01)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au Rocket de Laval (18/11)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Rem Pitlick to the Laval Rocket (11/18)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (16/11)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (11/16)
Les Canadiens ont placé l’attaquant Rem Pitlick au ballottage (07/11)
The Canadiens have placed forward Rem Pitlick on waivers (11/07)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Corey Schueneman au Rocket de Laval (26/10)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Corey Schueneman to the Laval Rocket (10/26)
NOTES DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS NOTES
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 13/12 – BEFORE GAMES ON 12/13
PTS (30 – 20e/20th)
V/W (14 – 18e/18th)
BP/GF (80 – 26e/26th)
BC/GA (97 – 23e/23rd)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (29.3 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.1 – 24e/24th)
MÉ/Hits (480 – 30e/30th)
MP/PIM (344 – 4e/4th)
AN/PP (14.4% – 32e/32nd)
DN/PK (80.8% – 10e/10th)
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire
Opponent
Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche
Record
PTS Buts pour
Goals for
Buts contre
Goals against
Atlantique 3-2-0 6 12 17
Centrale 3-3-1 7 22 23
Métropolitaine 4-3-0 8 22 25
Pacifique 4-4-1 9 28 32
Total 14-12-2 30 84 97
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 65
Victoires/Wins : 28
Fiche : 28-31-6
Points de classement/Standing points : 62
CANADIENS VS. OTTAWA
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. OTT 81-59-5-15 (160 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 45-27-4-5 (81 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 36-32-1-10 (79 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 6-4 L @ OTT (23/04/22)
C. Price 6-26 | A. Forsberg 4-48
BG / WG: M. Kastelic
10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE OTTAWA / LAST 10 GAMES VS. OTTAWA:
23/04/22 – MTL 4 @ OTT 6
05/04/22 – OTT 6 @ MTL 3
19/03/22 – OTT 1 @ MTL 5
26/02/22 – MTL 2 @ OTT 1
05/05/21 – MTL 1 @ OTT 5
01/05/21 – OTT 2 @ MTL 3 (P/OT)
17/04/21 – OTT 4 @ MTL 0
03/04/21 – MTL 3 @ OTT 6
01/04/21 – MTL 4 @ OTT 1
02/03/21 – OTT 1 @ MTL 3
CETTE SAISON CONTRE OTTAWA / THIS SEASON VS. OTTAWA
Match #1: 14/12/2022 @ OTT
Match #2: 28/01/2023 @ OTT
Match #3: 31/01/2023 @ MTL
Match #4: 25/01/2023 @ MTL
MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE OTTAWA / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. OTTAWA:
1) Brendan Gallagher (10-13-23, 41 pj/gp)
2) Evgenii Dadonov (7-6-13, 15 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (7-4-11, 24 pj/gp)
MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE OTTAWA / LEADING SCORERS VS. OTTAWA:
1) Brendan Gallagher (10-13-23, 41 pj/gp)
2) Sean Monahan (6-10-16, 25 pj/gp)
3) Jonathan Drouin (5-10-15, 26 pj/gp)
MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE OTTAWA / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. OTTAWA:
1) Brendan Gallagher (57, 41 pj/gp)
2) David Savard (27, 21 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (24, 24 pj/gp)
LIENS MONTRÉAL – OTTAWA CONNECTIONS
- Josh Anderson et David Savard ont été coéquipiers avec Anton Forsberg à Columbus de 2014 à 2017, tandis que Joel Edmundson a joué avec Forsberg en Caroline durant la saison 2019-2020.
- Anderson et Savard ont aussi joué avec Tyler Motte à Columbus en 2017-2018.
- Savard a aussi joué avec Nick Holden en 2012-2013 à Columbus.
- Savard a également joué avec Mathieu Joseph à Tampa Bay pour une partie de la saison 2020-2021.
- Evgenii Dadonov, Mike Hoffman, Mike Matheson et Sam Montembeault ont côtoyé Derick Brassard en Floride en 2018-2019.
- Kirby Dach et Alex DeBrincat ont joué ensemble à Chicago entre 2019 et 2022.
- Rem Pitlick et Austin Watson se sont côtoyés à Nashville en 2018-2019.
- Pitlick a aussi joué avec Cam Talbot en 2020-2021 au Minnesota.
- Sean Monahan a lui aussi côtoyé Talbot en 2019-2020 à Calgary.
- Monahan et Travis Hamonic ont joué ensemble à Calgary entre 2017 et 2020.
- Trois joueurs de l’édition actuelle des Canadiens ont déjà joué à Ottawa durant leur carrière : Hoffman (2011 à 2018), Dadonov (2020-2021) et Chris Wideman (2015 à 2019).
- Josh Anderson and David Savard were teammates with Anton Forsberg in Columbus from 2014 to 2017, while Joel Edmundson played with Forsberg in Carolina during the 2019-20 season.
- Anderson and Savard also played with Tyler Motte in Columbus in 2017-18.
- Savard also skated with Nick Holden in 2012-13 in Columbus.
- Savard also played with Mathieu Joseph for part of the 2020-21 season in Tampa Bay.
- Evgenii Dadonov, Mike Hoffman, Mike Matheson and Sam Montembeault played with Derick Brassard in Florida in 2018-19.
- Kirby Dach and Alex DeBrincat played together in Chicago from 2019 to 2022.
- Rem Pitlick and Austin Watson skated together in Nashville in 2018-19.
- Pitlick also played with Cam Talbot in 2020-21 in Minnesota.
- Sean Monahan skated with Cam Talbot in Calgary in 2019-20.
- Sean Monahan and Travis Hamonic played together in Calgary from 2017 to 2020.
- Three current Canadiens players have played in Ottawa throughout their career: Hoffman (2011 to 2018), Dadonov (2020-21) and Chris Wideman (2015 to 2019)
JOUEURS AVEC LE PLUS DE MATCHS AVEC LES CANADIENS / PLAYERS WITH THE MOST GAMES WITH THE
CANADIENS
Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Matchs/Games
28 – Shayne Corson – 662
29 – Brendan Gallagher – 660
30 – Aurel Joliat – 655
MEILLEURS MARQUEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME TOP SCORERS
Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Buts/Goals
24 – Bobby Rousseau – 200
25 – Brendan Gallagher – 197
26 – Larry Robinson – 197
MEILLEURS PASSEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME ASSIST LEADERS
Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Aides/Assists
44 – Aurel Joliat – 194
45 – Brendan Gallagher – 192
46 – Petr Svoboda – 190
MEILLEURS POINTEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS
Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Points/Points
36 – Réjean Joule – 408
37 – Brendan Gallagher – 389
38 – Bert Olmstead – 383
GARDIENS AVEC LE PLUS DE VICTOIRES AVEC LES CANADIENS / GOALTENDERS WITH THE MOST WINS IN CANADIENS HISTORY
Rang/Rank – Gardiens/Netminders – Victoires/Wins
1 – Carey Price – 361
2 – Jacques Plante – 314
3 – Patrick Roy – 289
GARDIENS AVEC LE PLUS DE JEUX BLANCS AVEC LES CANADIENS / GOALTENDERS WITH THE MOST SHUTOUTS IN CANADIENS HISTORY
Rang/Rank – Gardiens/Netminders – Blanchissages/Shutouts
1 – George Hainsworth – 75
2 – Jacques Plante – 58
3 – Carey Price – 49
OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:
LAST GAME: Dec. 12, 3-0 win vs. Anaheim: Talbot turned aside all 32 Anaheim shots he faced as Ottawa emerged with their first shutout of the season in a 3-0 victory at Canadian Tire Centre. The blanking saw him move into a tie for ninth among active goaltenders in shutouts (28) while earning his 16th career victory over the Ducks, his most against any one franchise. DeBrincat paced the Senators with his 27th career multi-goal game – the seventh most among league skaters since 2017-18. With both goals coming on the man advantage, Ottawa saw their third contest in their last four with multiple markers on the power-play. Kelly had previously opened the scoring for the home side at 5:42 of the opening stanza with his first of the campaign becoming the 19th different skater to provide a goal for the Senators this year. Giroux added two assists for Ottawa. Dostal took the loss for Anaheim in making 35 saves during his first start of the season. Scratches: Gambrell, Heatherington; Injuries: Bernard-Docker, Joseph, Norris, Zub; Shots: OTT – 38, ANA – 32; PP: OTT – 2-4, ANA – 0-3.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Montreal will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet and RDS. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).
WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa begins a three-game road trip against Detroit on Saturday at 1 p.m. The contest will mark the first of four regular-season meetings and the first of two matchups at Little Caesars Arena.
INJURY REPORT: D Bernard-Docker, RW Joseph, C Norris and D Zub are on IR and will not oppose the Canadiens this evening.
Total man-games lost: 69.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Re-assigned D Heatherington to Belleville (AHL) on Dec. 13.
OTTAWA vs. MONTREAL – History:
2022-23 (0-0-0): Dec. 14 @ Ottawa, Jan. 28 @ Ottawa, Jan. 31 @ Montreal, Feb. 25 @ Montreal
2021-22 (2-2-0): 2/26/22 @ Ottawa (2-1 loss), 3/19/22 @ Montreal (5-1 loss), 4/5/22 @ Montreal (6-3 win), 4/23/22 @ Ottawa (6-4 win)
Series record: Overall: 74-70-5-11; Home: 42-31-1-5; Away: 32-39-4-6
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 4/23/22 (6-4); @ Montreal: 4/5/22 (6-3)
Last Montreal win: @ Ottawa: 2/26/22 (2-1); @ Montreal: 3/19/22 (5-1)
Last OT result: 5/1/21 (3-2 OT loss) @ Montreal
Last shootout: 2/23/21 (5-4 SO win) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 6, (12/19/14, 6-2 win); Allowed: 5, (4x, Last: 3/10/20, 5-2 loss); Both teams: 8, (12/19/14, 6-2 win) Last Game: 4/23/22, 6-4 win @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Kastelic (x2), Watson, Kelly, Norris, Formenton; MTL Goals: Pitlick (x2), Caufield; OTT Scratch: Mete; OTT Injuries: Brown, Ennis, Joseph, Murray, Pinto, Sanderson, White, Zaitsev; OTT Goalie: Forsberg; MTL Goalie: Price; OTT PP: 0-5; MTL PP: 0-4; Shots: 26-48.
Career vs. Montreal: Giroux leads all players in career games played (40), in goals (11), in assists (19) and in points (30); Tkachuk
leads in penalty minutes (45) against Montreal.
SWEATER WEATHER: The Senators enter their third season of wearing a primary logo which sees the organization return to its roots with the implementation of the modified original “2D” logo. The team has earned a 66-80-13 all-time record (11-13-2 this season) while wearing its current sweater. Ottawa unveiled their Reverse Retro jersey on Oct. 20 and will wear the sweater on five occasions in 2022-23 (1-1-0 this season). The Senators hold an all-time record of 113-76-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 85-56-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.
HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has a record of 7-8-0 at home this season … Claude Giroux is the Senators leader with eight goals at home while Tim Stützle maintains the club lead with 13 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 15 home games, Stützle leads the team with 19 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 15-22-4 at home through 41 home contests in 2021-22.
ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 5-6-2 on the road this season … Tkachuk leads with six goals on the road this season while also ranking first with nine assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 13 road games this season, Tkachuk maintains the club lead with 15 points … The Senators registered an 18-20-3 record over 41 road contests in 2021-22.
FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of 1,016-996-115-178 over 2,305 games … The Senators are 555-443-60-97 through 1,155 all-time home games and 461-553-55-81 through 1,150 all-time road games.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 12 occasions in 2022-23 and will open their second set of the season on Saturday when they visit Detroit ahead of a trip to Minnesota the following afternoon … The Senators played 17 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 6-9-2 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (1-0-0 this season) while posting an 8-8-1 record (1-0-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.
ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 29 for 106 (27.4%) on the power-play in 2022-23 … Drake Batherson and Alex DeBrincat lead with five power-play goals while DeBrincat maintains the club lead with 14 points while the team enjoys a man advantage … Ottawa has recorded multiple power-play goals eight times in an individual contest in 2022-23 after having done so 11 times in 2021-22.
ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 81 of the 103 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2022-23 to maintain an efficiency of 78.6% through 28 regular-season games … The team has registered one (Joseph) shorthanded marker this season after recording nine such goals in 2021-22.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
COACH SMITH: D.J. Smith was introduced as the Senators’ 14th head coach in franchise history on 5/23/19. A native of Windsor, Ont., Smith spent the four previous NHL seasons as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to joining the Maple Leafs (which was also the team for which he made his NHL playing debut in 1996-97), Smith guided the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals to a record of 135-53-3-13 over three campaigns which included his having been recognized as the OHL’s Coach of the Year in 2013- 14. One year later, he helped the team capture the Mastercard Memorial Cup. His 93 head coaching victories with Ottawa see him rank sixth in franchise history.
SECOND SEASON AS CAPTAIN FOR CHUCKY: Two-time NHL All-Star Brady Tkachuk was appointed the 10th captain in Senators franchise history on 11/5/21. A native of St. Louis, Tkachuk succeeded Erik Karlsson who served in the role for four seasons from 2014- 15 to 2017-18. The bronze medal winner with Team U.S.A. at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship is the first American-born skater to serve as team captain. Tkachuk is assisted by full-time alternates Thomas Chabot and Claude Giroux.
DEBRINCAT POWERS THROUGH: With two power-play goals on Monday evening, Alex DeBrincat registered his fourth career multigoal game on the man advantage to move into a tie for the team lead (five). The tallies have now seen the Senators record at least two power-play goals in three of their last four contests and at least one goal in eight of their last 10 games to sit at 29 total goals with the extra skater, tied for third leaguewide. DeBrincat’s 27th career multi-goal game now sees him sit behind only seven players since entering the league in 2017-18 in two-plus goal games (Ovechkin, Matthews, Draisaitl, McDavid, Pastrnak, Aho, Connor) while his 57- career power-play goals in the same time frame see him placed in a tie for ninth in the NHL. The native of Farmington Hills, Mich. now sits tied for seventh (Modano) in career power-play goals by a U.S.-born player prior to the age of 25 (Carson, Roenick, K. Tkachuk, LaFontaine, Carpenter, Matthews).
ALL-TIME LEADERS: Chris Phillips is the Senators’ all-time leader in games played (1,179) … Daniel Alfredsson leads in goals (426), assists (682) and points (1,108) … Following Phillips is Alfredsson (1,178), Chris Neil (1,026), Wade Redden (838), Radek Bonk (689), Jason Spezza (686) and Mike Fisher (675) … Neil leads in penalty minutes (2,522) while Patrick Lalime holds the lead in shutouts (30) and ranks second (283) to Craig Anderson (435) in games played among goaltenders. Anderson leads in wins (202).
