Montreal at Ottawa

A must-win for Ottawa, down 0-2. Montreal held serve at home, but the Canadiens are 2-5 on the road against a team with a winning home record. Ottawa has excellent balance across the board at ninth in goals scored, 13th in goals allowed, and 11th in penalty killing. The Senators are 10-1 after scoring two goals or less in their previous game, a 21-8 run overall, plus 11-3 at home. They lost the first two games 4-3 and 3-2, so coming home will be a big boost. The Senators are 12-2 when their opponent allows two goals or less in their previous game, as well as 4-1 at home against a team with a winning road record. And when these rivals clash, the home team is 5-1, plus the Canadiens are 2-8 in the last 10 meetings in Ottawa. Play Ottawa.