Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 4/13/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

Canadian Tire Centre is where the Ottawa Senators (34-40-4) will play the Montreal Canadiens (30-36-12) on Saturday.

The Montreal Canadiens will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 9-3 victory over the Flyers in their last outing. Montreal accumulated 6 penalty minutes for this contest. The Canadiens had a solid offensive performance and it showed in the win. In addition, they had 1 opportunity with more players on the ice but weren't able to convert it into a goal. While out there on the ice, they were able to notch a goal on 9 of the 30 shots they tried.

At even strength, the Canadiens have allowed the opponent to score 203 goals while getting 175 on the offensive side of the ice. Montreal Canadiens opponents have amassed 266 power play tries (3rd in professional hockey) and have come away with 62 goals in those attempts. With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Montreal Canadiens have tallied 218 goals (27th in the league) so far this year and have surrendered 265. Montreal has taken 2,176 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.0%. For the season, they have earned 72 points and their points percentage is sitting at .462. The Canadiens thus far have had 2,588 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .898. Montreal has compiled 246 power play chances and they have scored 43 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 17.48%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Sam Montembeault. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Montembeault has tallied 67 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .532. His save percentage is .898 during his 7,872 minutes guarding the cage. Montembeault has had 4,348 shots against him and has recorded 3,905 total saves. Opponents have notched 443 goals against Montembeault in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 3.38. He has earned an overall mark of 49-60-19 and he was named the starter in 126 games. Montembeault has taken the ice for 142 games over the course of his pro hockey career.

In their last contest, Ottawa opposed the Panthers in a game where the Senators ended up losing by a score of 2-0. The Senators netted 0 goals of the 25 shots on goal they took. They had 3 power play attempts in this contest but weren't able to score a goal.

The Senators have scored 193 goals at even strength and 48 goals (18th in the NHL) while on the power play. Ottawa has taken 2,486 shots (11th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.69%, while allowing the opposition 2,313 shots. So far this season, the Ottawa Senators have accumulated 241 goals, 72 points, in addition to a points percentage of .462. They have permitted 270 goals to be scored by of a combination of 211 goals at even strength and 59 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 269 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 17.84%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 74.57% on their opponents 232 power play chances, and their save percentage is 88.3%.

Across the ice you are going to see Joonas Korpisalo protecting the net. Korpisalo has accrued a career mark of 114-106-29 and has played in 274 contests. Korpisalo's quality start percentage is 49.2% and he has made 122 quality starts in his professional career. He has tallied 7,052 stops out of 7,823 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .901. His opposition is averaging 3.06 goals/game and he has conceded 771 goals overall. He has been a starter 248 games and has accumulated 15,133 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa

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