Montreal at Ottawa

Montreal made major changes in the offseason and the team is much better. The Canadians have yet to surrender more than three goals in their 4-1-1 start. Montreal is eighth in the NHL in goals allowed. Goalie Carey Price is playing great again and is 22-9-4 with a 2.29 goals-against average versus Ottawa. Montreal has a defensive-oriented coach in Claude Julien and is 40-24 UNDER the total against teams that average 3+ goals per game. Ottawa has been bad on defense, #24 in goals allowed, #17 in penalty killing. The Senators are on a 23-49 run, including 18-38 against the Eastern Conference. Ottawa has dropped six of the last seven meetings against Montreal, including losses of 2-1 and 4-1 last season. With Ottawa 17-7 UNDER the total at home after scoring four goals the last game, back the visitors in a defensive battle. Play Montreal and the UNDER.