Ottawa Senators (22-34-5) vs. Montreal Canadiens (16-36-9)
March 19, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Montreal Canadiens -141 / Ottawa Senators +120; Over/Under: -5.5
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The Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens meet Saturday in NHL action at the Bell Centre. The Ottawa Senators need a win after losing six of their last nine games. The Montreal Canadiens need a win after losing four of their last five games.
The Ottawa Senators are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 18.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Josh Norris leads Ottawa with 24 goals, Thomas Chabot has 28 assists and Brady Tkachuck has 208 shots on goal. Defensively, the Ottawa Senators are allowing 3.3 goals per game and are killing 80 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Anton Forsberg has allowed 76 goals on 910 shots faced, and Matt Murray has allowed 60 goals on 640 shots.
The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring on 13.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Nick Suzuki leads Montreal with 17 goals, Cole Caufield has 17 assists and Mike Hoffman has 110 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 3.8 goals per game and are killing 73.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Allen has given up 74 goals on 742 shots faced, and Sam Montembeault has allowed 95 goals on 893 shots.
The Senators are 45-122 in their last 167 road games and 2-8 in their last 10 overall. The Canadiens are 8-21 in their last 29 home games and 17-49 in their last 66 overall. The under is 19-8 in Senators last 27 overall. The over is 20-7-1 in Canadiens last 28 overall. The Senators are 4-9 in the last 13 meetings in Montreal.
Two bad teams here, and I’m not thrilled to back either side. However, the Montreal Canadiens do have the rest advantage and at least they’re at home. The Ottawa Senators don’t win on the road, and they have even less success on the end of back to backs. Not a game I’d touch personally, but the Habs would be the pick if forced to make a selection.
