Canadiens give up early 2-0 lead in overtime loss to Senators

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OTTAWA (AP) — Alex DeBrincat scored his second goal of the game on a power play 59 seconds into overtime to give the Senators a 5-4 victory over the Canadiens on Saturday at the Canadian Tire Center.

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Montreal had a 4-3 lead when Mike Matheson was given a delay-of-game penalty for firing the puck off the glass at 14:32 of the third period and, eight seconds later, Shane Pinto tied the game with his second power play. . objective of the game.

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Cayden Primeau played the entire game and made 29 saves, while linemates Jake Evans and Rem Pitlick led the offense as the Canadiens fell to 0-3-1 in preseason.

The Senators dominated the game for most of the first period, but the Canadiens took a 2-0 lead on a pair of late goals from Evans.

Pitlick set up Evans at the end of a 2-0 break at 16:54 with 59 seconds remaining when Matheson lobbed a puck from the blue line and Evans was up front to hit it before Ottawa goalkeeper Mads Sogaard was able to find him.

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The Canadiens failed to get a shot on goal during a power play late in the second period, but kept possession in the Ottawa zone and Pitlick scored on a shot from the right faceoff circle to make it 3-1.

Defenseman Justin Barron scored at 10:33 into the third period to put Montreal up 4-2 and that turned out to be the game-winner when Ottawa’s Mathieu Joseph scored 20 seconds later.

DeBrincat ended Primeau’s shutout when he scored at 7:42 of the second period. It was the first goal in an Ottawa uniform for DeBrincat, who was acquired from Chicago for three draft picks, including first- and second-round picks this year.

Two minutes later, Primeau stopped Tyler Motte on a breakaway, but Pinto scored on a power play late in the period to cut Montreal’s lead to one goal.

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Earlier on Saturday, the Canadiens announced that goaltender Jake Allen had agreed to a two-year extension. The deal, which runs through the 2024-25 season, has an annual cap of $3.85 million. Allen has a salary cap of $2.875 million this season.

With the loss of Carey Price, Allen is expected to get the bulk of the job next season and said he hopes to play a mentor role as the team looks for a long-term solution in goal.