Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators Prediction 10-12-24 NHL Picks

The Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens meet Saturday in NHL action at the Bell Centre. Here’s a Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators Prediction. This article will include a Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators Pick.

Ottawa Senators Betting Preview

The Ottawa Senators beat the Panthers, and they play the Kings and Devils next. The Ottawa Senators are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 33.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Tim Stutzle leads Ottawa with 2 goals, Brady Tkachuk has 1 assist and David Perron has 4 shots on goal. Defensively, the Ottawa Senators are allowing 1 goal per game and are killing 100 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has allowed 1 goal on 31 shots faced.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Preview

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Maple Leafs, lost to the Bruins, and will play the Penguins next. The Montreal Canadiens are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring on 18.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Brendan Gallagher leads Montreal with 2 goals, Kaiden Guhle has 2 assists and Cole Caufield has 7 shots on goal. Defensively, the Montreal Canadiens are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 88.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Cayden Primeau has given up 6 goals on 29 shots faced, and Sam Montembeault has allowed 0 goals on 48 shots.

Why the Ottawa Senators will win

• The Senators have won each of their last nine games against the Canadiens.
• The Canadiens have lost each of their last 12 Saturday games.
• The favorites have covered the puck line in four of the Senators’ last five games at Bell Centre.
• The Senators have won the first period in each of their last four games as road favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.

Montreal Canadiens Player Prop Facts

• Kirby Dach has recorded at least one point in each of his last seven appearances with the Canadiens as home underdogs.
• Cole Caufield has scored at least one goal in seven of the Canadiens’ last eight games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• Juraj Slafkovsky has recorded at least one assist in each of the Canadiens’ last seven home games against Atlantic Division opponents.

Ottawa Senators Player Prop Facts

• Jake Sanderson has recorded at least one point in each of the Senators’ last nine games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
• Brady Tkachuk has scored at least one goal in four of the Senators’ last five games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Brady Tkachuk has recorded an assist in each of the Senators’ last four games against Atlantic Division opponents.

Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators Prediction

The Ottawa Senators are coming off a big opening victory over the Panthers that should give them a boatload of confidence. The Senators have won 9 straight games against the Canadiens. The Habs haven’t beaten the Senators since March 2022. Most of those games weren’t even competitive, as 6 of those 9 wins were decided by 2 or more goals. The Montreal Canadiens have lost 8 of their last 10 games overall, and the defense has been an issue more times than not. I’ll side with history in this spot and lay the cheap price with the Senators on the road.