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Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators NHL Predictions

2025-02-22 • Canadian Tire Centre
Ottawa Senators 2 - 5 Montreal Canadiens
🚨 Upset Loss (55% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
OTT: 55.1%
MTL: 44.9%
Expected Goals
OTT: 3.22
MTL: 3.37
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 48%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 64% • OTT at home vs MTL: 3-3
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
1OTT2000.72
1MTL1400.71
2OTT1500.65
2MTL1110.86
3OTT1601.16
3MTL1300.79
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 55.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.6
Score Breakdown
Ottawa Senators 2 - 5 Montreal Canadiens
Expected: 3.2 - 3.4