Ottawa Senators (23-23-3, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (20-26-4, eighth in the Atlantic Division)
Montreal, Quebec; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Canadiens +150, Senators -175
BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators visit the Montreal Canadiens trying to extend a three-game win streak.
Montreal has a 4-9-1 record in Atlantic Division games and a 20-26-4 record overall. The Canadiens have committed 230 total penalties (4.6 per game) to rank third in NHL play.
Ottawa has an 8-5-0 record in Atlantic Division games and a 23-23-3 record overall. The Senators have committed 219 total penalties (4.5 per game) to rank seventh in league play.
The matchup Tuesday is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Senators won 3-2 in the last matchup. Claude Giroux led the Senators with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nicholas Suzuki has 16 goals and 22 assists for the Canadiens. Kirby Dach has scored four goals and added four assists over the past 10 games.
Tim Stutzle has 20 goals and 25 assists for the Senators. Brady Tkachuk has scored five goals and added four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 4-5-1, averaging 2.1 goals, 4.1 assists, 4.7 penalties and 14.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Senators: 5-5-0, averaging 2.6 goals, 3.6 assists, 5.2 penalties and 15.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canadiens: Sean Monahan: out (foot), Brendan Gallagher: out (lower body), Carey Price: out (knee), Joel Armia: out (upper-body), Emil Heineman: out (thumb), Juraj Slafkovsky: out (lower-body), Kaiden Guhle: out (leg), Joel Edmundson: day to day (upper body), Jonathan Drouin: out (upper-body), Paul Byron: out (hip), Cole Caufield: out for season (shoulder), Jake Evans: out (lower-body).
Senators: Josh Norris: out for season (shoulder), Cam Talbot: day to day (lower body), Artem Zub: out (lower-body), Mark Kastelic: day to day (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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