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Ottawa Senators - Montreal Canadiens: NHL match betting tip
As part of the NHL championship, a duel between Ottawa and Montreal will take place on April 12. It is very difficult to identify a favorite in this Canadian derby right now, but we will try to do this and provide an accurate betting tip for this event. Past meetings between the clubs, by the way, regularly developed in favor of tricolor. Can they succeed in the coming confrontation? What should I bet on? You will learn more about this later
Command Analysis
Ottawa Senators
CanadaCurrent form
Ottawa is currently on the sixth line of the Eastern Conference. The team showed incredible progress in the second half of the season and began to produce long winning streaks much more often, thanks to which it gained a foothold in the playoff zone. It is noteworthy that she will hold all the remaining matches in the regular season at her home arena.
Before that, she had already managed to win three victories in four meetings. Let's remind that on their ice, the Canadians confidently dealt with Tampa (2:1), Florida (3:0), and also beat Columbus (4:0) dry, which they subsequently lost to on the road with a score of 2:5. In the last match, the Senators failed in the opening period, in which they conceded two unanswered goals and were no longer able to fully return to the game.
However, throughout the season, Travis Green's team performs more powerfully on its own ice, as it has already won 19 victories during regular time. Also, in the home stands, the club rarely has problems creating and implementing chances, and there are usually at least three or four goals in the goal net of its opponents.
Disqualifications and injuries
Cousins and Tkachuk will not be able to participate in the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- Ottawa gets 8.24 minutes of penalty time per match
- On average, Canadians win 53.1% of face-offs.
Montreal Canadiens
CanadaCurrent form
Montreal followed the example of its rival and has been showing its best side over the past two months. The team also secured a place in the playoffs and ended up in the eighth position of the Eastern Conference. Of course, she can still improve her position in the table, but for this it is necessary to hold the remaining four regular season matches at a high level.
By the way, at the moment the tricolours are feeling just fine, as they have managed to win six victories in a row and are in a great mood. Before that, they defeated Boston (4:1) and Philadelphia (3:2) on their ice, and after a 2-1 away victory over Nashville, they returned to their ice again, where they proved their superiority over Detroit with a score of 4:1. At the same time, in all cases, Martin San Louis's squad defended well and did not allow their opponents to score more than one or two goals.
This is completely uncharacteristic for the Canadiens, as they usually concede three times, and they score even worse on the road than at home. As a rule, the first segment is the most unsuccessful for them, in which they still have a mediocre ratio in terms of goals scored and conceded - 64:80.
Disqualifications and injuries
Price, Savar, Duck and Heineman will not help their team in the upcoming match.
Interesting betting trends
- On average, Montreal makes 25 shots on target.
- According to statistics, the team gets 9.1 minutes of penalty time.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total more than 1.5 pucks
In four out of five matches between the clubs, the first period turned out to be productive.
1.80Bet 2nd period: the guests will score
In three of the four meetings, the guests scored goals in the second leg.
1.60Tip and bets
We would not give preference to Ottawa in this confrontation, because the Canadian derby is never predictable, so in such fights it is worth starting from the odds. Moreover, Montreal has been showing excellent results lately and winning match after match, and based on this, it should be absolutely ready to face the Senators. Plus, the guests ended all the previous face-to-face matches this season in their favor.
Prediction - Montreal won't lose in 1.90
Betting on an individual total
In previous meetings, Montreal was distinguished by a reliable defensive game and did not concede more than one or two goals. Ottawa, on the other hand, could not score more than three goals in four out of five meetings. By the way, in the last three matches against tricolor, the hosts could not overcome this threshold either. We think that this time it makes sense to put on an individual total of the hosts.
We take Ottawa's individual total of less than 3.5 goals for 1.62
Bet on the total total
Montreal conducted its previous matches in the style of playoff games and tried to make the minimum number of mistakes in its own zone. Ottawa, in turn, also finished three of the previous four meetings with less than five goals scored. It is likely that in this match, the clubs will move away from their favorite open style of play and play with an eye on their own goal.
We bet on a total of less than 5.5 pucks for 2.00
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