Overview

• Shane Pinto, David Perron and Lars Eller scored for Ottawa, and Linus Ullmark stopped 20 of 21 shots in the Bell Centre victory.
• The contest featured 14 penalty minutes, a stark contrast to the teams’ fight-filled meeting in Quebec City earlier in the week that exceeded 150.
• Montreal rested several expected regulars, including Ivan Demidov, Alex Newhook, Oliver Kapanen, Mike Matheson and Alexandre Carrier.
• Kirby Dach skated with Brendan Gallagher and Joe Veleno as the Canadiens evaluated bubble players in their final audition.
• Ottawa finished the preseason 3–3 and outshot Montreal 28–21, with both clubs going 0-for on the power play as they move to finalize rosters by Monday’s 5 p.m. deadline.