The 2013 NHL Playoffs skate along as the Ottawa Senators visit the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their best of seven series. Check out the online stream brought to you by NHL GameCenter Live. The game begins at 7 p.m. ET and here's what you can expect from this matchup.
The Canadiens and Senators met four times during the 2013 regular season. They split the series 2-2 as the home team won the game. Despite the evenness of the series, the Senators outscored the Canadiens in their head-to-head matchups 11-8.
During the regular season, Montreal was the second best team in the Eastern Conference and arguably the third best in hockey in general. They were 14-7-3 at how in this shortened season, they tied second for most goals in the conference and tied third most in the league. They are winners of two straight despite losing four of their last 10 games in the season.
The Senators are the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. Though they played well against the Canadiens, they couldn't score many goals throughout the regular season. They ranked third worst in the conference scoring 116 goals in the entire season. They come into this game somewhat hot winning six of their last 10 games.
Click here for the live stream as the Canadiens look to grab the 1-0 advantage in front of their home crowd. Look for Ottawa fans to be present and loud.
