Venue & Game Info
Location: Bell Centre, 1909 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Montreal, QC H3B 5E8
Puckdrop: 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT
Broadcast: TSN2 (Ottawa), RDS/TSN (Montreal), ESPN+ (U.S.)
Injury Report
Ottawa Senators: No major injuries reported
Montreal Canadiens: No major injuries reported
Team Recent Form
Ottawa Senators:
Last 5: W-L-W-W-W
Goals per game: 3.6 (2nd NHL)
Goals allowed: 3.9 (28th NHL)
Power play: 28.9% (6th NHL)
Penalty kill: ~75% (bottom-third)
Montreal Canadiens:
Last 5: W-W-L-W-W
Goals per game: 3.6 (6th NHL)
Goals allowed: 3.0 (17th NHL)
Power play: 28.1% (7th NHL)
Penalty kill: 75.0% (22nd NHL)
Player Matchups
Drake Batherson (OTT) vs. Cole Caufield (MTL)
Batherson: Key power-play scorer, part of Ottawa’s top-10 offense.
Caufield: Coming off a 2-goal performance vs. Seattle, leads Montreal’s attack.
Brady Tkachuk (OTT) vs. Nick Suzuki (MTL)
Tkachuk: Physical leader, averaging nearly a point per game.
Suzuki: Montreal captain, 3 G, 10 A, 13 PTS, strong two-way play.
Goaltending:
Ottawa: Linus Ullmark (career: 2.56 GAA, .916 SV%)
Montreal: Sam Montembeault (steady .910 SV% this season)
Series History
Montreal went 3-1 vs. Ottawa in 2024–25
3 of 4 games went Over the total
Ottawa has struggled at Bell Centre, losing 6 of last 8 visits
Betting Trends
Senators: 2-2 as underdogs this season; 9 of 12 games have gone Over 6.5 goals
Canadiens: 6-1 as favorites; 6 of 11 games have gone Over 6.5 goals
Totals: Both teams average 3.6 goals per game, ranking top-6 in NHL scoring
Game Odds
Ottawa Senators 6.5
Montreal Canadiens – 120
