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2026-27 Season Live

Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens NHL Predictions

2024-10-12 • Centre Bell
Montreal Canadiens 4 - 1 Ottawa Senators

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
MTL: 63.2%
OTT: 36.8%
Expected Goals
MTL: 3.03
OTT: 3.06
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 54%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

MTL
Samuel Montembeault - 6-6-1 | 0.863 SV% | 3.52 GAA
OTT
Linus Ullmark - 14-8-5 | 0.881 SV% | 2.95 GAA
StatMTLOTT
Season SV%0.8630.881
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.522.95
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
MTLSamuel Montembeault2524196.0%1.7610.76
OTTLinus Ullmark2622484.6%3.153-0.85
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 47% • MTL at home vs OTT: 4-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-11OTT 2 - 3 MTLMTLOTT
2026-01-17OTT 5 - 6 MTLMTLOTT
2025-12-02MTL 2 - 5 OTTOTTOTT
2025-11-01MTL 4 - 3 OTTMTLMTL
2025-04-11OTT 5 - 2 MTLOTTOTT

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1MTL910.81
1OTT1100.44
2MTL500.28
2OTT1700.52
3MTL1722.06
3OTT1110.80
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 63.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Montreal Canadiens 4 - 1 Ottawa Senators
Expected: 3.0 - 3.1