Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators NHL Parlay 10/20/2018

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Montreal Canadiens head to Canadian Tire Centre to take on the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, October 20, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Canadiens at -120 and the Senators at +109.

Montreal has a record of 4-1-1 this year. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 21 goals and surrendered 15 goals for a point differential of +6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 4-2-0 and an over/under record of 2-3-0. Ottawa has a record of 3-2-1 this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 24 goals and given up 22 for a goal differential of +2. Their record against the spread is 3-3-0 while their over/under mark is 4-1-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 4-2-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 2-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 3-3-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 4-1-0 against the over/under this season

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/19/18 RW Andrew Shaw Illness is questionable Saturday vs Ottawa
10/19/18 D Victor Mete Hand is questionable Saturday vs Ottawa
10/03/18 LW Nicolas Deslauriers Facial IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D David Schlemko Knee is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Shea Weber Knee is out indefinitely

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/17/18 LW Brady Tkachuk Leg is out indefinitely
10/12/18 LW Alex Formenton Concussion IR (10/12)
10/12/18 D Cody Ceci Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/12/18 LW Ryan Dzingel Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/06/18 LW Max McCormick Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 C Jean-Gabriel Pageau Achilles is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Carey Price has 2 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Canadiens. He has 102 shots against him and he's surrendered 9 goals. He's made 93 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Max Domi has scored 5 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 1 goal this season with 12 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Paul Byron averages 15.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by tallying 3 goals on 15 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 5 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Zack Smith has 5 total points this season for the Senators. He has 2 goals this year with 10 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 3 assists on the year and averages 16.7 minutes played per contest. Craig Anderson has 3 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Senators. He has 199 shots against him and he's given up 15 goals. He's made 184 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Thomas Chabot averages 21.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 2 goals on 11 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens have given up 18 power play opportunities and surrendered 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72% this season. That is 24th in the league. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.34% for the year. They allow 26 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 12th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Canadiens are 6th overall with 9 total points this year. They are 13th in the league with 21 goals and 26th in goals allowed with 15. They've had 26 power play chances and scored 4 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 23rd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Senators are 6th with a total of 24 goals scored while they are 9th with 22 goals surrendered this season. They average 27 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 14.91%. As a unit they give up 38 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 13th in the league. The Senators have a total of 7 points this season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have had 5 power play goals on 18 chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 7th overall. They've given up 23 power play opportunities and surrendered 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 16th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.1%, as they've attempted 384 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 326 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.6% as they have 263 attempts while they have given up 228 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 58.7% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 41.3% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 162 face-off wins compared to 217 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 42.7%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Montreal has 165 hits and they have blocked 98 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 40.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 59.9% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 210 face-off wins compared to 194 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 133 hits and they have blocked 113 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Ottawa is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 40.6% as they've attempted 293 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 428 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 41.6% ranks 30th as they have 224 attempts while they have given up 315 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Montreal -120 and over 6 total goals

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