Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators Prediction, NHL Odds
There is no team hotter than the Canadiens, who with their win on Wednesday have now strung together four wins in a row. The Senators got back in the win column Wednesday as well with their victory over the Minnesota Wild.
The Senators are -153 -173 favourites to win on the NHL odds with a total of 6.
Canadiens vs. Senators NHL Betting Odds
Last year’s all-Canadian Northern Division, had the Sens and Habs squaring off a total of 10 times. Ottawa took six of the ten games, outscoring Montreal 31-23. Brady Tkachuk was clutch for Ottawa picking five goals including an overtime winner and adding three helpers. The season series ended 7-3 to the Under, and the Sens covered eight times.
The underdog Canadiens are taking 76 percent of the Moneyline bets so far. That trend has moved the Sens from a -173 favourite down to -153. The Canadiens are 23-29 ATS so far this season, but they have covered in five of their past six contests. Their goaltending has been much better over the course of their win streak allowing only 1.5 goals per game and playing the Under 3-1.
Ottawa is riding a 4-0 trend ATS bumping their record to 28-22 on the season. They have only played the Over 18 times at the 50 game mark including just three games in the last 10.
Montreal Canadiens
Samuel Montembeault notched his first career shutout in a 32 save 4-0 win over the Sabres at home Wednesday night. Nick Suzuki notched a pair of goals as the Canadiens rolled their fourth win in a row under their new coach.
Cole Caufield has continued his emergence under the new coach, since the hire Caufield has 10 points (6G, 4A) in seven games. The newest Canadien Andrew Hammond impressed in his debut and will return to the crease tonight to face his old team.
The Canadiens provided some news on the injury front Friday; Josh Anderson, who left Wednesday’s game after blocking a shot will be back tonight along with Mathieu Perrault. Paul Byron also went down on Wednesday and is considered out indefinitely.
Ottawa Senators
The Senators snapped their two-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Wild, Wednesday night at home. Thomas Chabot’s triumphant return to the lineup included three points (2G, 1A), the game-winning goal and the game’s first star, he did not miss a beat after missing four games with injury.
Tim Stutzle scored on Wednesday to extend his goal streak to a career-high three games, the 20-year-old German is only two points away from matching his season total from last year.
Ottawa will have a few days off before getting back to action Tuesday when they hit the road to play the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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