Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators

· National Hockey League

Montreal Canadiens

25-26-5

Ottawa Senators

29-23-4

Canadiens bring losing streak into matchup with the Senators

Montreal Canadiens (25-26-5, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (29-23-4, in the Atlantic Division)

Ottawa, Ontario; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

Senators -176, Canadiens +147; over/under is 5.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens look to stop their three-game skid with a win against the Ottawa Senators.

Ottawa has a 7-7-1 record in Atlantic Division play and a 29-23-4 record overall. The Senators are 16-7-3 in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.

Montreal has a 25-26-5 record overall and a 9-6-0 record in Atlantic Division play. The Canadiens rank fourth in the league with 225 total penalties (averaging 4.0 per game).

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Canadiens won 4-1 in the last meeting. Cole Caufield led the Canadiens with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brady Tkachuk has 21 goals and 21 assists for the Senators. Jake Sanderson has three goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.

Nicholas Suzuki has 15 goals and 37 assists for the Canadiens. Brendan Gallagher has scored three goals with one assist over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 5-5-0, averaging 2.6 goals, five assists, 4.2 penalties and 9.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

Canadiens: 2-7-1, averaging 2.1 goals, 3.5 assists, 2.8 penalties and 5.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Senators: None listed.

Canadiens: None listed.

Regular Season Series

MTL leads series 1-0

Statistics

MTL		OTT
3.43	Goals Against Average	2.77
29.2	Shots Against per Game	28.0
81.7	Penalty Kill Percentage	78.2
34	Power Play Goals Against	36
0	Short Handed Goals Against	0
2.88	Goals For per Game	2.80
26.0	Shots per Game	29.7
34	Power Play Goals	43
20.7	Power Play Percentage	23.2
7	Short Handed Goals	8
527	Penalty Minutes	500

Ottawa Senators Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Nick Cousins, C	Injured Reserve	Feb 22
Nick Jensen, D	Day-To-Day	Feb 22
Jake Sanderson, D	Day-To-Day	Feb 22
Brady Tkachuk, LW	Day-To-Day	Feb 22
Shane Pinto, C	Out	Feb 21

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Emil Heineman, LW	Injured Reserve	Feb 21
Michael Pezzetta, LW	Day-To-Day	Feb 18
Kaiden Guhle, D	Out	Jan 29
Josh Anderson, RW	Day-To-Day	Jan 25
Brendan Gallagher, RW	Day-To-Day	Jan 25