Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens 3/19/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions
The Ottawa Senators will travel on the road to face off against the Montréal Canadiens on Saturday for a puck drop time at 7 PM Eastern. This game will be available on ESPN plus and NHL center ice. The Ottawa Senators come into this game with a record on the season of 21–34–5, and have lost their last three consecutive games coming against the Chicago Blackhawks, Arizona, and most recently against Columbus by the score 4–1. The two previous games for Ottawa were victories against Seattle, and on the road against St. Louis.
The Montréal Canadiens come into this game with a record on the season of 16–36–9, and have lost four out of their last five games coming against Vancouver, Seattle, Arizona, and Dallas by the score of 4–3. The only victory for Montreal came on the road against the Philadelphia Flyers by the score of 4–3.
Brady Tkachuk is the team leader for Ottawa and points with 44, to go along with 20 goals and 24 assists. Josh Norris is the team leader and goals for Ottawa with 24, 11 of those goals came on the power play on 111 shots on goal this season. Thomas Chabot is the team leader in assists for Ottawa at 28, 11 of those came on the power play.
Nick Suzuki is the team leader for Montreal in points with 45, and is the team leader for Montreal and goals with 17, seven of those goals came on the power play on 147 shots on goal this season. Nick Suzuki is also the team leader for Montreal in assists with 28, 10 of those assist came on the power play.
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This is a matchup between two struggling teams however Montreal is up to their neck in injuries with Tyler Pitlick, Carey Price, Josh Anderson, and Jonathan Drouin all out. The Montreal goaltenders do not have a save percentage above .900 and do not have a goals against average under three which is why we see Ottawa coming away with a victory on the road. Final Score Prediction: Ottawa wins 4–1.