Ottawa Senators vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction, 12/2/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Montreal Canadiens

Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Location: Bell Centre in Montreal, QC

TV: TSN2

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+110) Canadiens (-132)

The Ottawa Senators (12-8-4) are hitting the road to Bell Centre on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Montreal Canadiens (13-8-3). The moneyline on this game has Ottawa at +110 while Montreal is sitting at -132. The over/under has been set at 6.5.

The Ottawa Senators were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 4-3 defeat to the Blues in their previous game. Ottawa earned 10 mins in the box for this contest. The Senators had an average offensive outing in the loss. Moreover, they had 1 chance with the advantage but weren't able to score a goal. In the matchup, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 28 shots they put on goal.

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At even strength, the Senators have surrendered 58 goals while notching 58 of their own. Ottawa Senators opponents have earned 69 power play opportunities (26th in professional hockey) and have a total of 20 goals in those chances. Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Ottawa Senators have notched 75 goals (16th in pro hockey) for the year and have given up 78. Ottawa has taken 635 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.8%. For the year, they have scored 28 points and their points percentage is .583. The Senators have had 614 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .873. Ottawa is sitting with 75 power play opportunities and they have scored 17 goals out of those chances, giving them a rate of 22.67%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Linus Ullmark. Ullmark has taken the ice for 309 games during his NHL career. He has earned an overall mark of 172-92-30 and got the start in 299 games. The opposition has racked up 764 goals against Ullmark in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.56. Ullmark has seen 9,011 shots against him and he has 8,247 saves. His save percentage currently is .915 during his 15,469 minutes in the crease. Throughout his time in hockey, Ullmark has tallied 190 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .635.

Their last time out, Montreal went up against the Avalanche in a matchup where the Canadiens went home in defeat by a final of 7-2. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this outing and scored 1 out of those tries. The Canadiens netted 2 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they tried.

On the year, the Montreal Canadiens have tallied 82 goals, 29 points, as well as a points percentage of .604. They have granted a total of 85 goals to be scored by of a combination of 66 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Canadiens have 66 goals at even strength and 16 goals (14th in hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 68 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 23.53%. Montreal has put up 595 shots (30th in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 13.78%, while allowing the opposition 661 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 76.54% on their opponents 81 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 87.1%.

For the opposition you are going to see Sam Montembeault protecting the goal. He is sitting with 5,736 stops out of the 6,394 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .897. Montembeault has compiled a career mark of 85-89-29 and has been in net for 219 games. He has been a starter 200 contests and has played 10,947 minutes. Montembeault's quality start rate is 52.0% and he has qualified for 104 quality starting assignments in his pro career. His opponents are averaging 3.29 goals per contest and he has allowed 658 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa (+110)

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