Montreal Canadiens (19-18-7, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (15-24, eighth in the Atlantic Division)
Ottawa, Ontario; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Senators -183, Canadiens +152; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators host the Montreal Canadiens after Ridly Greig scored two goals in the Senators' 7-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
Ottawa has gone 15-24 overall with a 6-6-0 record in Atlantic Division games. The Senators have gone 3-5-0 in games decided by a goal.
Montreal is 4-6-2 against the Atlantic Division and 19-18-7 overall. The Canadiens have given up 146 goals while scoring 119 for a -27 scoring differential.
Thursday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Claude Giroux has 13 goals and 24 assists for the Senators. Drake Batherson has five goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Nicholas Suzuki has 12 goals and 25 assists for the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has scored six goals with three assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 3-7-0, averaging 3.1 goals, five assists, 3.3 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up four goals per game.
Canadiens: 4-4-2, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.9 assists, 3.8 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
INJURIES: Senators: Josh Norris: day to day (upper body), Anton Forsberg: out (groin).
Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Chris Wideman: out (back), Tanner Pearson: out (upper body), Carey Price: out (knee), Christian Dvorak: out (pectoral), Josh Anderson: day to day (lower body), Alex Newhook: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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