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Montreal at Ottawa

January 17, 2026
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Ottawa goes for its third win in a row after defeating Vancouver and the New York Rangers on consecutive nights. The Senators jumped out to a 6-0 lead over the Rangers before winning 8-4, and Leevi Merilainen had 18 saves. Montreal has lost two straight and three of four, including a 5-3 defeat against Buffalo on Thursday. Jacob Fowler allowed four goals against the Sabres, and Sam Montembeault is expected to be back in the crease tonight. He owns a 3.35 goals-against average and a .874 save percentage. The Senators are 9-2 when their opponent allowed at least five goals in its previous game, and they have won five of seven following a win. The UNDER is 4-0-1 in Ottawa's past five games against teams that allowed at least five goals in their previous game. The Canadiens have stayed UNDER four of five Saturday games, and they are 4-1 UNDER when their opponent scored at least five goals in their previous game. Take the Senators on the puckline and the UNDER.

1 unit on Ottawa -1.5 goals +209 (puckline) (risk 1 to return 3.09)
Result:
LOSS
2 units on Game Total UNDER 6.5 -103 (risk 2 to return 3.94)
Result:
LOSS
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