The Ottawa Senators (23-23-3) will be out to add to their winning run when they head to face the floundering Montreal Canadiens (20-26-4) at Bell Centre on Tuesday.
The teams meet for their second successive game against each other. Ottawa topped the Canadiens 5-0 on Saturday, their third straight win and their fourth straight head-to-head against Montreal.
Claude Giroux was the top goalscorer for the Senators with two goals. Anton Forsberg had a great performance with 28 saves to earn his first shutout of the season.
FACING OFF
Ottawa is averaging 2.96 goals per game for the season, 24th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Canadiens team that is allowing 3.68 goals a game (28th).
Meanwhile, Montreal has found the net 2.52 times a game on average, 30th in the league, and the Senators are allowing opponents to score 3.16 goals per game (19th).
Ottawa averages more shots (33.7) than most teams in the league, ranking fifth, though the team’s 8.9% shooting percentage is 31st. Montreal’s average of 27.7 attempts ranks 30th.
Power play opportunities ought to be plentiful for the Senators, as the Canadiens have been penalized 4.58 times a game, fourth-most in the NHL, for an average of 12.68 minutes (first-highest).
The visitors are averaging 4.47 penalties (seventh) and 11.14 penalty minutes a game (6th). The Senators’ 26.49% power play percentage is the third-best in the league, while the Canadiens rank 32nd with a conversion rate of just 14.84%. In terms of penalty killing, Ottawa has the league’s seventh-ranked PK% at 81.76%, while Montreal is 27th at 73.71%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 49 and 47 points this season, Brady Tkachuk and Giroux have been the top skaters for the Senators. Both have 19 goals in 49 games. Tkachuk also has 30 assists, while Giroux has set up 28 goals for teammates.
In the net, Cam Talbot (12-13-1) is Ottawa’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.90 GAA and a .905% save percentage. Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield lead the Canadiens in scoring with 38 and 36 points, respectively. Suzuki has 16 goals and 22 assists, while Caufield has 26 goals (9th) and 10 assists () in 46 games.
Sam Montembeault (10-9-2) has the best goals against average for Montreal at 3.14. He has a save percentage of .910%. Jake Allen (10-16-2) has played the most games in net for the Canadiens this season. He has a 3.53 GAA and a .893% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Ottawa is 9-12-2 on the road this season. Montreal is 11-13-1 at home this season.
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