Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens 4/5/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Ottawa Senators look to keep their faint hopes alive for a playoff berth with a victory on Tuesday when visiting the Montreal Canadiens. Ottawa is 25-37-6 with 56 points and remains in the hunt for a wild-card spot but with just 14 games remaining, trails the Washington Capitals for the final playoff spot by 28 points. Ottawa defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Sunday for their second consecutive victory.

Josh Norris is the leading goal scorer for Ottawa with 30, while Tim Stutzle is the leader in assists with 28 and Brady Tkachuk is the leader in points with 49. In goal, Anton Forsberg is 16-14-3 with a goals-against average of 2.71, save percentage of .919 and one shutout. Ottawa scores an average of 2.65 goals per game and allows an average of 3.22 goals per game. Ottawa’s power play scores 18.9% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 80.8% of the time.

Montreal looks for its second consecutive victory on Tuesday when hosting Ottawa. Montreal is last in the Atlantic division at 19-39-11 with 49 points and the Canadians are one of three teams in the Eastern Conference that have already been eliminated from playoff contention. Montreal defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Saturday in a shootout. Nick Suzuki scored the deciding goal in the shootout for the Canadians.

Nick Suzuki is leading Montreal in goals scored with 18, assists with 33 and points with 51. In goal, Jake Allen is 8-19-4 with a goals-against average of 3.21, save percentage of .907 and two shutouts. Montreal scores an average of 2.54 goals per game and allows an average of 3.77 goals per game. Montreal's power play scores 13.4% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 74.4% of the time.