This is a 10* play on the UNDER between the Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators.

When the smoke clears at the end of this one, I expect this total to fall below the posted number. It's time to hit the panic button in Canada's capital, the Senators can obviously ill afford to go in a 3-0 hole and expect to win this series, making tonight's a do-or-die game for the home side. The Sens would close the year 6-0-1 to qualify for the playoffs before suffering a pair of one-goal losses in Montreal. Note though that Senators goaltender Andrew Hammond finished 10-1-0 in helping his team win 11 of 14 at home to close the regular season. Surely the Sens will be risking life and limb getting into shooting and passing lanes today, Hammond faced 39 shots on Wednesday, and 42 on Friday, which was the second most he's seen all year and a far cry from the defensive dominance that the team exhibited over the final two months of the regular season. There is a chance that the home side will turn to veteran Craig Anderson, who posted a 1.80 GAA in his team's 4-1 series win in the 2013 playoffs. The Habs will also be looking to return to form on the defensive end of the ice, with Carey Price in net, Montreal would finish as one of the stingiest in the league in the regular season. After taking all of the above situational factors into consideration, in my opinion all signs do indeed point to the UNDER as the sharp move here.

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