Canadiens take on the Senators after Harvey-Pinard's 2-goal performance
Montreal Canadiens (20-25-4, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (22-23-3, seventh in the Atlantic Division)
Ottawa, Ontario; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Senators -195, Canadiens +164; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens visit the Ottawa Senators after Rafael Harvey-Pinard scored two goals in the Canadiens' 4-3 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
Ottawa is 7-5-0 against the Atlantic Division and 22-23-3 overall. The Senators have allowed 155 goals while scoring 140 for a -15 scoring differential.
Montreal has a 4-8-1 record in Atlantic Division games and a 20-25-4 record overall. The Canadiens have a 10-2-4 record in one-goal games.
The teams play Saturday for the second time this season. The Senators won the previous meeting 3-2. Brady Tkachuk scored two goals in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tim Stutzle has 20 goals and 25 assists for the Senators. Claude Giroux has two goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
Cole Caufield has 26 goals and 10 assists for the Canadiens. Kirby Dach has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 4-6-0, averaging 2.5 goals, 3.5 assists, five penalties and 15.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.9 goals per game.
Canadiens: 5-4-1, averaging 2.6 goals, five assists, 4.7 penalties and 14.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: 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), Tyler Motte: out (finger).
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).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
