2. Linus Ullmark gets outperformed and the offensive cast doesn't produce
Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault was phenomenal for the Canadiens in their season opening win on Wednesday night by posting a 48-save shutout against the high powered Toronto Maple Leafs offense. The Senators had a great opportunity to end Montembeault being hot in between the pipes, but couldn't prevail.
Montembeault recorded 24 saves to earn the win and outperformed Linus Ullmark who allowed four goals on 26 shots on goal by the Canadiens. The Senators were hopeful that Ullmark would continue his dominance after making 30 saves in the season opener against the Florida Panthers on Thursday night, but Ullmark allowed two goals in the first period and third period.
The Senators got off to a rough start trailing 2-0 after the first period. In the first period, the Senators were only able to record four shots on goal against Montembeault. Tim Stutzle scored the only Senators goal, but it came to in the third period cut the Senators' deficit to 3-1. Stutzle's goal was too little too late for the Senators.
The Senators need the rest of their supporting cast to produce offense, but were unable to get it tonight. Both Claude Giroux and Josh Norris recorded no shots on goal. Brady Tkachuk, Drake Batherson and David Perron each recorded only one shot. Two games into the season, Stutzle has been producing the most offense for the Senators, but the Senators need to get more from other players.