The Canadiens and Senators entered their final game before the start of the regular season needing answers and essentially got none.

The Senators and Canadiens close out their pre-season in Ottawa on Saturday night. Keep refreshing this page as we track this one with the latest updates on the fly.

There are still some battles left on the 4th line, as Zack Ostapchuk, Zack MacEwan, Jan Jeník, Matthew Highmore, and Adam Gaudette all have a chance to make it, and it'll be a close call for opening night.

The pre-season is finally over, and decision time is looming for St-Louis. The Canadiens will enjoy a day off tomorrow and return to Brossard from practice on Monday at 10:30 AM.

The Senators take on the Montreal Canadiens in their 5th preseason game tonight. The result doesn't matter in any meaningful sense, but beating these guys is always incredibly satisfying nonetheless. Hopefully the hockey gods make up for the awful breaks the Sens suffered in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

If you've seen any of the NHL preseason coverage at any sports media outlet, you'll see early season predictions for what will happen this upcoming season. A trusted voice in the hockey world with Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman has joined in on the predictions with his biggest one having to with the Ottawa Senators.