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The Montreal Canadiens will play the Ottawa Senators in the NHL on Wednesday.
Montreal comes into the matchup with a close win and will be determined to continue their momentum. They're in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference Atlantic with 30 points and a win here could see them making it into the top four.
Ottawa have been woeful this season, but have found some pace lately, winning four in the last six outings. They are placed last in the Eastern Conference Atlantic Division with 26 points and will look to make it three out of three with a win in this game.
Canadiens vs Senators Odds
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Canadiens vs Senators Match Details
Fixture: Canadiens vs Senators
Date & Time: Wednesday, December 14, 2022; 7 pm EDT
Venue: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON
Canadiens vs Senators Key Stats
Montreal's overall offense has been poor overall with contributions coming from Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield, both scoring over 14 goals apiece.
Their defense hasn't performed either, thus putting their offense under a lot of pressure. Conceding over 3.5 goals per game shows the issues of their defensive unit, which needs to be rectified.
Meanwhile, Ottawa's offense has been good as they are scoring over three goals per game on average this season. Players like Brady Tkachuk and Claude Giroux constitute their offensive unit and have 57 goals in between them, thus handing Ottawa the upper hand here.
Their defense though, has conceded over 3.18 goals per game, this putting goaltenders under a lot of pressure. Defenders have a save percentage of over 0.900 but have failed to make the most of it and stop the flow of goals.
This game is going to be a battle of who disappoints the most between two poor defenses.
Canadiens vs Senators Betting Prediction
Montreal are 7-3 in their last 10 games against a team that allowed 2 goals or less in their previous game, but their performances away from home have not been great.
Ottawa are 5-1 in their last 6 games playing on one day's rest. Their defense has improved, which hands them the advantage here.
Prediction: Take Ottawa, -1.5(+122)
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