Ottawa Senators vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 10/12/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN

The Montreal Canadiens (30-36-16 last season) are hosting the Ottawa Senators (37-41-4 last year) at Bell Centre on Saturday.

The Ottawa Senators were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-1 victory against the Bruins their last time on the ice. Ottawa earned 6 penalty minutes in this matchup. Additionally, they had 2 attempts on the power play but weren't able to make the most of them. The Senators had a middle of the road offensive outing in this win. In the matchup, they converted 3 of the 20 shots they launched.

Ottawa Senators opposition had 245 power play opportunities (15th in the league) and came away with 61 goals in those attempts. The Senators had 2,432 shots taken against them and were the owners of a save percentage of .884. Ottawa tried 2,602 shots and held a shooting percentage of 9.6%. When playing at even strength, the Senators let the opposition score 220 goals while earning 199. Ottawa tallied 283 power play opportunities and added 51 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 18.02%. For the previous season, they earned 78 points and their points percentage was .476. Pertaining to scoring goals, the Ottawa Senators earned 250 goals (20th in hockey) over the course of last year and allowed 281.

The player in the crease for this game is Linus Ullmark. Over the course of his time in hockey, Ullmark has 152 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .639. His save percentage currently is .918 in his 14,288 minutes guarding the cage. Ullmark has seen 7,329 shots taken against him and he has 6,731 saves. Opponents have tallied 598 goals against Ullmark in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.51. He has accumulated a record of 138-73-23 and he was named the starter in 238 games. Ullmark has played in 247 games over the course of his NHL career.

When they were on the ice last, Montreal played the Maple Leafs in an outing where the Canadiens ended up with the win by a final score of 1-0. The Canadiens notched 1 goal of the 27 shots on goal they took. They had 5 power play attempts in this one and tallied 1 out of those attempts.

Last year, the Montreal Canadiens had 232 goals, 76 points, in addition to a points percentage of .463. They granted a total of 281 goals to be scored by of a combination of 216 goals at even strength and 65 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Canadiens finished with 188 goals at even strength and 44 goals (25th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They had a total of 252 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 17.46%. Montreal has tried 2,269 shots (28th in the league) and earned a shooting percentage of 10.22%, while allowing the other team 2,738 shots. They had a penalty kill percentage of 76.53% on their opposition's 277 power play opportunities, and their save percentage came in at 89.7%.

For the opposition you are going to see Sam Montembeault protecting the goal. Montembeault has a career record of 49-60-21 and has participated in 144 contests. Montembeault's rate of quality starts comes out to 53.1% and he has 68 quality starts in his NHL career. He has tallied 3,963 stops out of the 4,414 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .898. His opposition is averaging 3.38 goals/game and he has conceded 451 goals altogether. He has been a starter 128 games and his ice time sits at 7,998 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Montreal

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