Shane Pinto’s 2-goal night helps Senators beat Canadians 5-2 – Hockey Writer – Ottawa Senator

Since winning a playoff spot on Tuesday (April 8), the Ottawa Senators have prevented the Montreal Canadiens from playing their first playoff game 5-2 at the Canadian Tire Center on Friday. SENS controlled the pace of most of the 60 minutes of the game, with four different shooters including two from Shane Pinto, and Sens continued their strong game without Brady Tkachuk.

Sens Starter Linus Ullmark scored 20 saves in Game 24 of the season and helped Ottawa avoid the season series against the Canadians. Montreal starter Samuel Montembeault made 28 saves in Friday’s losses.

Game review

It took the Senators only 28 seconds to open the score as Pinto grabbed a behind-the-scenes feed from Ridly Greig in his 19th season of the season. Dylan Cozens scored 2-0 for Sens when he bounced from Montembeault’s right pad and fired it in his 15th season of the season.

Montreal’s game remained the same for most of the period as the Canadians beat 14-5 in the first 20 minutes. SENS even had two strong chances in the first game, but Montreal managed to kill both attempts.

The second phase was a big move, with Jake Sanderson skating end to head and finding Michael Amadio centered around Montreal’s pass before Greig’s goal, who put it into practice in the 13th season of the second season. Montreal forward Christian Dvorak responded with a disconnected sniper in a minute’s response to bring the Canadiens to the board result for the 13th season of the season, as Sens’ lead is now 3-1.

Drake Batherson shot Thomas Chabot for Montembeault’s 23rd season, regaining Ottawa’s three-goal lead in the second game. One minute later, Montreal responded to Captain Nick Suzuki’s pass from the left corner of Ullmark to Juraj Slafkovsky in the 29th season of the season, shortening the deficit by two.

Both goalkeepers saw a lot of movement in the second stage. Montreal beat Ottawa 13-10 as they stared at the two-goal deficit in third place.

In terms of opportunities for both teams, the last 20 minutes were more conservative. The Canadian shot only four shots at Ottawa’s nine points, while Pinto eliminated the game with an empty network the second night at 17:44 in the third inning.

Montreal resumed its action when he returned to Toronto on Saturday (April 12). Montreal can win a playoff spot. Sens’ next game will host Philadelphia Flyer on Sunday (April 13).