Ottawa Senators vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 11/1/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN2

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+162) Canadiens (-196)

Bell Centre is the location where the Montreal Canadiens (8-3-0) will take on the Ottawa Senators (5-5-1) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Ottawa at +162 and Montreal is opening at -196. The betting total is set at 6.

The Ottawa Senators were on the losing side of the ice with a 7-3 defeat to the Blackhawks in their previous contest . Ottawa amassed 16 penalty mins in this contest. The Senators had a middle of the road offensive output in this defeat. In addition, they had 4 power play opportunities but weren't able to make the most of them. While out there on the ice, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 24 shots they put on net.

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While at even strength, the Senators have given up 32 goals while having 27 themselves. Ottawa Senators opponents have amassed 33 power play opportunities (17th in professional hockey) and have come away with 12 goals in those chances. With respect to scoring goals, the Ottawa Senators have earned 40 goals (5th in the league) so far this year and have given up 44. Ottawa has taken 321 shots and holds a shot percentage of 12.5%. For the current campaign, they have racked up 11 points and their points percentage is .500. The Senators have had 276 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .841. Ottawa comes into the game with 41 power play opportunities and they have scored 13 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 31.71%.

The man in net for this game is Linus Ullmark. Opponents have been able to score 741 goals versus Ullmark in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.56. Ullmark has been in goal for 300 games throughout his professional hockey career. His save percentage sits at .916 in his 15,446 mins played. He has accumulated an overall mark of 167-91-27 and he started in 290 games. During his career on the ice, Ullmark has tallied 183 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .631. Ullmark has had 8,778 shots against him and has accrued 8,037 saves.

In their last outing, Montreal faced the Kraken in a game where the Canadiens earned a win by a score of 4-3. They had 2 chances on the power play in this matchup and netted 2 out of those tries. The Canadiens scored 4 goals out of the 21 shots on goal they pursued.

Montreal has put up 284 shots (19th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 14.08%, while allowing their opponents 293 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 75.00% on their opponents 36 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 88.7%. They have a total of 32 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 28.13%. The Canadiens have 31 goals at even strength and 9 goals (5th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have permitted 33 goals to be scored by way of 24 goals at even strength and 9 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the Montreal Canadiens have 40 goals, 16 points, in addition to a points percentage of .727.

For the opposition you are likely to see Sam Montembeault patrolling the crease. He has a tally of 5,577 stops out of 6,213 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .898. Montembeault has accumulated a lifetime mark of 82-87-28 and has been in goal for 211 games. He got the starting nod in 193 games and has played for a total of 10,930 minutes. Montembeault's quality start percentage sits at 52.3% and he has made 101 quality starts in his pro hockey career. Opponents are averaging 3.30 goals/game and he has yielded 636 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Montreal (-196)

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