The Senators were fortunate to beat the Maple Leafs at home in their opener. Ottawa won 5-4 in overtime despite being outshot, 38-30.

The Canadiens are committed to proving they can win without star goalie Carey Price, sidelined with the flu. Backup goalie Al Montoya looked good in the Canadiens' opening 4-1 win against the Sabres with 30 saves and will get additional help with defenseman Jeff Petry set to make his season debut after recovering from a knee injury.

I liked the way the Canadiens played as a team versus the Sabres. It bodes well against the Senators, who are in a transition period with a new coaching staff and who gave up the most shots per game last season. Ottawa goalie Craig Anderson doesn't have a good history either against Montreal giving up an average of 3.10 goals in 18 career games.