Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens NHL Picks & Predictions 12/4/2018

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Bell Centre

Get todays NHL hockey odds on this game.

The Ottawa Senators head to Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at +138 and the Canadiens at -180.

Ottawa has a record of 12-12-3 this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 98 goals and surrendered 109 goals for a point differential of -11. For the year they have an ATS mark of 12-15-0 and an over/under record of 19-6-0. Montreal has a record of 12-10-5 this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 83 goals and given up 88 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 12-14-0 while their over/under mark is 13-12-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 12-15-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 19-6-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 12-14-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 13-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/01/18 D Maxime Lajoie Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs Montreal
11/27/18 D Mark Borowiecki Undisclosed IR (11/27)
10/12/18 LW Alex Formenton Concussion IR (10/12)
10/12/18 LW Ryan Dzingel 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

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

11/12/18 RW Joel Armia Knee is out indefinitely
11/07/18 LW Paul Byron Lower Body IR (11/07)
10/19/18 C Tomas Plekanec Back is out indefinitely
10/03/18 LW Nicolas Deslauriers Facial IR (10/03)
10/01/18 D David Schlemko Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Thomas Chabot has scored 31 total points this year for the Senators. He has 7 goals this season with 73 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 24 assists on the year and averages 24 minutes played per contest. Matt Duchene averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by tallying 12 goals on 61 attempts. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 33 points on the year. Craig Anderson has 11 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Senators. He has 853 shots against him and he's surrendered 81 goals. He's made 772 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Tomas Tatar has 21 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 11 goals this year with 69 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 16.4 minutes played per contest. Max Domi averages 18 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 11 goals on 64 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 27 points on the year. Carey Price has 8 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 596 shots against him and he's given up 61 goals. He's made 535 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 27 total points this year, which is 22nd in the NHL. They've scored 98 goals while giving up 109 scores, which has them ranked 4th and 1st respectively. They have had 86 power play chances and scored 20 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 10th in the league. The Senators have given up 80 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%, ranking them 31st when short-handed. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 12.13% for the year. They allow 38 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 24th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens are 15th in the league with a total of 29 points this season. They have 14 power play goals on 94 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 29th in the NHL. They've given up 88 power play opportunities and surrendered 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 19th overall. As a team, the Canadiens are 12th with a total of 83 goals scored while they've given up 88 goals this season, ranking 6th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.11%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 23rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43.9%, as they've attempted 1,453 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,856 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 44.3% as they have 1,095 attempts while they have given up 1,378 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 47% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 869 face-off wins compared to 864 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That ranks them 14th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 514 hits and they have blocked 478 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.3% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 793 face-off wins compared to 892 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.1%. That is 29th in the league. On defense Montreal has 728 hits and they have blocked 404 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Montreal is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.6% as they've attempted 1,715 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,544 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.8% ranks 8th as they have 1,223 attempts while they have given up 1,140 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Senators/Canadiens NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa +138

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here

Read more articles by Josh Schonwald