Thursday night in the NHL: Canadiens win a fourth straight, Senators rally from 5–1 down to take a point
Sports · The Canadian Chronicle
Published Friday, October 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Four Canadian teams were in action on Thursday, October 29. The Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames did not play.
Canadiens 5, Stars 2
Montreal beat Dallas 5–2 at the American Airlines Center. Cole Caufield scored twice, Alex Newhook scored twice, Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist, Noah Dobson added two assists, and Jakub Dobes made 17 saves. Wyatt Johnston and Jamie Benn scored for Dallas. Montreal (8-3-2) has won four straight, all on the road, playing without captain Nick Suzuki, who is out with an upper-body injury.
Lightning 6, Jets 4
Tampa Bay beat Winnipeg 6–4. Pontus Holmberg recorded a career-high four points, with a goal and three assists. Neal Pionk scored twice for Winnipeg in his 600th NHL game, and Dylan Samberg and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist. The Jets are winless in seven (0-5-2), with their last win on October 13.
Kings 6, Senators 5 (overtime)
Ottawa trailed Los Angeles 5–1 after two periods at Crypto.com Arena, scored four goals in the third period to take a point, and lost 6–5 in overtime on Quinton Byfield's goal at 3:37. Dylan Cozens scored twice and added an assist for Ottawa, Drake Batherson had a goal and two assists, Tim Stützle had three assists, and Shane Pinto tied the game 5–5 with 1:40 left and the goalie pulled. Ottawa's record is 8-5-1.
Sharks 3, Canucks 2
Vancouver led San Jose 2–0 after two periods on goals by Drew O'Connor and Liam Ohgren, then gave up three unanswered goals in the third period and lost 3–2. Will Smith scored twice for San Jose, Mason Marchment scored the winner 11 seconds after Smith tied the game, and Yaroslav Askarov made 23 saves. Vancouver has one win in its past 12 games.
Friday and the weekend
On Friday, October 30, the Winnipeg Jets visit the Florida Panthers at 7 p.m. ET and the Calgary Flames host the Seattle Kraken at 8 p.m. ET. On Saturday, October 31, Toronto visits Vancouver at 7 p.m. ET, Montreal hosts Pittsburgh at 7 p.m. ET, Edmonton visits the New York Islanders at 2 p.m. ET, Ottawa visits San Jose at 4 p.m. ET, and Calgary visits Colorado at 10 p.m. ET.
Sources
NHL.com game recaps, October 29, 2026; The Canadian Press via TSN and Sportsnet, October 29, 2026.