LiontipsMontreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators. Predictions and Tips for NHL
Command Analysis
Montreal are continuing their home series that they started with two crushing defeats from Winnipeg (2:4 and 0:5). Goalkeeper Allen was not very reliable, saving 43 out of 51 shots. But then unexpectedly Canadiens won 4:2 against Toronto, Tatar scoring a double.
They couldn't show a good result in the match against Calgary, Canadiens lost 1:4. Again, Allen was far from dependable. But in their second game against Flames, they had their revenge (2:1).
Ottawa is in dreadful form and keeps losing points. In nine fixtures they only won twice: against Montreal (6:3) and Winnipeg (4:2). They also gained 1 point, losing to Toronto (2:3 OT). The rest of the games finished in regular time. We must note that most of them Senators lost with a minimal gap.
Because of these weak results Senators remain last in the table with 32 points in asset. Such a result can be primarily blamed on poor defense, the team concedes on average four goals a game.
Trends
СтавкаGoal in each period: yes
In 3 out of 4 H2H games the teams have scored in each period.
СтавкаOttawa to score 1st
In 2 out of 4 H2H matches Ottawa scored first.
Tip and bets
Since Ottawa is not in their best form, Montreal is a favorite in this match. But it is too dangerous to bet on Canadiens to win because they have been too inconsistent. So the best choice would be handicap to the outsider.
Our prediction - Ottawa to win with handicap (1.5) at 1.92
The teams don't always show high-scoring results in their head-to-head games. Maybe Ottawa does concede the most goals in their division, but still, they can hold back Canadiens. So you can bet on total under as your second wager.
Second wager - total under 6.5 goalsat 1.72 in BC Winline.
