Welcome to the post for the quarterfinal series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. This post will act as as reference for the entire series.
Game 1: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec. In goal: Craig Anderson for Ottawa and Carey Price for Montreal. Ottawa began in the first period with an Erik Karlsson goal, fueled by Kyle Turris and Marc Methot. Montreal tied it in the second period as Rene Bourque scored, via P.K. Subban and David Desharnais. The Canadiens took the lead as Brendan Gallagher scored a power play goal, powered by Tomas Plekanec and Alex Galchenyuk. The Senators tied it in the third period with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, coming off of Mika Zibanejad and Karlsson. Ottawa took the lead with a Methot goal, with a lone assist from Daniel Alfredsson. The Senators extended the lead as Guillaume Latendresse scored, with helpers provided by Silfverberg and Zibanejad. This made it 4-2, the final, with Anderson (48 for 50 in saves), Gallagher, and Karlsson getting the three stars, while Zibanejad, Silfverberg, and Methot get the honorable mentions. The Senators hold a 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec. In goal: Craig Anderson for Ottawa and Carey Price for Montreal. Montreal got going in the second period with an unassisted goal by Ryan White. The Canadiens added on with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his second of the postseason, assisted by Alex Galchenyuk and Brandon Prust. Ottawa got on the board with a Milan Michalek goal, coming off of Chris Phillips and Andre Benoit. Montreal replied as Michael Ryder scored, thanks to Rene Bourque and P.K. Subban. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Price (29 for 30 in saves), Gallagher, and White. The series shifts to Ontario tied at 1.
Game 3: Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario. In goal: Carey Price for Montreal and Craig Anderson for Ottawa. Ottawa was first to score in the first period as Daniel Alfredsson scored a power play goal, powered by Sergei Gonchar and Erik Karlsson. Montreal tied it on a power play goal by Rene Bourque, his second of the postseason, assisted by Tomas Plekanec and Brian Gionta. The Senators took the lead in the second period as Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored, thanks to Gonchar and Marc Methot. Ottawa added on in the third period as Pageau scored his second of the game, with helpers provided by Chris Neil and Jared Cowen. The Senators extended the lead with a Kyle Turris goal, fueled by Alfredsson and Karlsson. Ottawa kept going with the second of the playoffs by Jakob Silfverberg, a power play goal set up by Milan Michalek and Mika Zibanejad. The Senators iced it at 6-1 when Pageau finished off his hat trick with a power play goal, passed from Erik Condra and Alfredsson. The three stars were Pageau, Alfredsson, and Gonchar, while Karlsson gets an honorable mention. The Senators retake the series lead at 2-1.
Game 4: Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario. In goal: Carey Price for Montreal and Craig Anderson for Ottawa. Montreal led off in the second period as P.K. Subban scored, with helpers provided by Tomas Plekanec and Michael Ryder. The Canadiens added on with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, guided in by Jeff Halpern and Jarred Tinordi. Ottawa got on the board in the third period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, fueled by Chris Neil and Sergei Gonchar. The Senators tied it with a Cory Conacher goal, passed from Daniel Alfredsson and Kyle Turris. Peter Budaj relieved Price in overtime. Ottawa won 3-2 in overtime as Turris scored his second of the postseason, with the help of Marc Methot and Erik Karlsson. The three stars went to Turris, Neil, and Alfredsson. The Senators are ready to advance, needing just one more win while leading 3-1 in the series.
Game 5: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec. In goal: Craig Anderson for Ottawa and Peter Budaj for Montreal. Ottawa struck first in the first period with a Zack Smith goal, fueled by Matt Kassian and Marc Methot. The Senators added on as Cory Conacher scored his second of the postseason, with the help of Erik Condra and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. Montreal got on the board with a P.K. Subban power play goal, his second of the playoffs, powered by Andrei Markov and Tomas Plekanec. Ottawa answered in the second period as Kyle Turris scored his third of the postseason, a shorthanded goal set up by Condra. The Senators extended the lead in the third period with a Daniel Alfredsson power play goal, his second of the playoffs, made possible by Sergei Gonchar and Erik Karlsson. Ottawa padded the lead with another Conacher goal, his second of the game and third of the postseason, passed from Mika Zibanejad on the power play. The Senators iced it at 6-1 with a Condra power play goal, with assists provided by Pageau and Kassian. The three stars were Anderson (33 for 34 in saves), Conacher, and Turris, while Condra, Kassian, and Pageau get the honorable mentions. The Senators take the series 4-1 and knock the Canadiens out of the playoffs.
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