Tonight at 7:00 p.m. the Montreal Canadiens (43-23-7, 93 points) and Ottawa Senators (32-30-14, 78 points) faceoff live from the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa for the fifth and final meeting against each other this season. The game can be live streamed here. Montreal fans can hear all of the action on TSN 690 while Ottawa fans can do the same on TSN 1200.
Montreal has won five of its last six games and has already clinched a playoff berth but will be looking to increase its standings in the Atlantic Division while Ottawa has won three of four but has slim hopes of making the postseason. These teams have won two games each in the season series, with the Canadiens defeating the Senators 5-4 in overtime in the last meeting on March 15 in Montreal.
The Canadiens turn to Peter Budaj in net, who is 9-8-2 with a 2.41 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage.
"Hopefully we will be ready to play and it's going to be a good game. Every game against Ottawa is good, so we are looking forward to it," Budaj said after practice Thursday via NHL.com. "I expect nothing less than a good game from [the Senators]. They have a solid team, they have a tough team, they have a very proud team. They always play us hard, especially in their building."
He'll likely be opposed by Craig Anderson, who is 23-15-18 with a 3.02 GAA and a .910 save percentage.
The Senators realize their chances for the playoffs are slim.
"We know the situation we are in," center Kyle Turris (25-30-55), the team's third best scorer, said Wednesday per NHL.com. "We know we have to win every game the rest of the way just to have a chance ... Friday is another day."
Along with Turris, Erik Karlsson (20-50-70) and Jason Spezza (19-42-61) help pace Ottawa while Thomas Vanek (27-37-64), Max Pacioretty (35-19-54) and P.K. Subban (10-43-53) lead Montreal.
The Canadiens and Senators go head-to-head for the final time this season when the puck drops at the Canadian Tire Centre tonight in Ottawa.
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