Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators NHL Picks & Parlay 10/30/2017

Monday, October 30, 2017

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Montreal Canadiens head to Canadian Tire Centre to take on the Ottawa Senators on Monday, October 30, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Canadiens at +121 and the Senators at -134.

Montreal has a record of 3-7-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 1-5-0. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 23 goals and surrendered 42 goals for a point differential of -19. For the year they have an ATS mark of 3-8-0 and an over/under record of 7-3-0. Ottawa has a record of 5-1-5, including 2-1-4 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 41 goals and have given up 33 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 5-6-0 while their over/under mark is 7-4-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 3-8-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 7-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 5-6-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 7-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/24/17 D David Schlemko Hand IR (10/24)
10/22/17 RW Ales Hemsky Upper Body IR (10/22)

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/27/17 C Kyle Turris Virus is "?" Monday vs. Montreal
10/23/17 RW Bobby Ryan Hand is out indefinitely
10/15/17 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion IR (10/03)
10/15/17 C Colin White Wrist IR (10/03)
10/09/17 D Ben Harpur Shoulder IR (10/06)

Player Spotlight

Carey Price has 3 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Canadiens. He has 291 shots against him and he's surrendered 34 goals. He's made 257 stops for a save percentage of 88%. Brendan Gallagher has scored 6 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 3 goals this season with 36 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 14.7 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Drouin averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by tallying 2 goals on 35 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Derick Brassard has 11 total points this season for the Senators. He has 6 goals this year with 27 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 19.5 minutes played per contest. Craig Anderson has 4 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Senators. He has 252 shots against him and he's given up 22 goals. He's made 230 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Mark Stone averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 7 goals on 31 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 12 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens have given up 37 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% this season. That is 24th in the league. They average 39 shots per contest and as a team shoot 5.39% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 88%, ranking them 30th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Canadiens are 30th overall with 7 total points this year. They are 30th in the league with 23 goals and 5th in goals allowed with 42. They've had 47 power play chances and scored 6 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Senators are 3rd with a total of 41 goals scored while they are 14th with 33 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.52%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 6th in the league. The Senators have a total of 15 points this season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have had 8 power play goals on 46 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 14th overall. They've given up 30 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%, ranking 3rd when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal has a Corsi percentage of 55.5% as they've tried 689 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 552 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 2nd in Corsi percentage. They are 2nd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 55.3% as they have 513 shots while they've given up 415 attempts on defense. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 56.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.3% for the year. That puts them 3rd and 29th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 299 face-off wins as opposed to 351 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46%. That is 27th overall in the NHL. On defense Montreal has 240 hits and they've blocked 137 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 25th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 55% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45% for the year. That ranks them 6th and 26th respectively in the NHL. They have 379 face-off wins as opposed to 326 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.8%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Ottawa has 232 hits and they've blocked 199 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 2nd in blocked shots. Ottawa is ranked 29th in Corsi percentage with 46.5% as they've tried 611 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 703 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 19th in the NHL at 48.9%, as they have 482 shots while they've given up 504 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Montreal +121 and over 5.5 total goals

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