In their third head-to-head meeting of the regular season, the Boston Bruins and the Ottawa Senators face off at Canadian Tire Centre for an Atlantic Division showdown. The matchup will get underway at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 25, and you can see the game live on Reseau Des Sports.
Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators Odds
Boston is 28-18 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 5.3 units this year. Through 46 regular season matches, 24 of its games have gone under the total, while 21 have gone over and just one has pushed. As an away team this season, the Bruins are 12-9 SU.
Boston has converted on 21.2 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that places them in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, it has the fourth-best penalty kill in the league, and it’s successfully killed off 84.1 percent of all penalties.
Boston, as a collective unit, has been whistled for penalties 3.9 times per game overall in the 2017-18 season, and 2.2 per game over its last five games. The team’s had to kill penalties just 5.8 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Sporting a .923 save percentage and 25.4 saves per game, Tuukka Rask (18-13-4) has been the primary option in goal for Boston this year. If head coach Bruce Cassidy chooses to rest him, however, the team could roll with Anton Khudobin (10-7-4), who has a .924 save percentage and 2.38 goals against average this year.
Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak will both spearhead the attack for the visiting Bruins. Marchand has 50 points via 21 goals and 29 assists, and has recorded two or more points in 16 different games. Pastrnak has 20 goals and 25 assists to his name (and has logged at least one point in 30 games).
On the other side of the rink, Ottawa is 15-31 straight up (SU) and has lost 17.9 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 46 regular season contests, 24 of its games have gone over the total, while 22 have gone under and none have pushed. It’s 9-15 SU at home this season.
Ottawa has converted on just 14.9 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s ranked 30th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 29th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 75.2 percent of all opponent power plays.
Ottawa skaters have been penalized 3.7 times per game in total this season, and 5.0 per game over their last five home outings. The team’s been forced to kill penalties just 8.5 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Craig Anderson (27.3 saves per game) has been the top selection in goal for Ottawa. Anderson has 13 wins, 22 losses, and five overtime losses and has maintained a fairly-weak .901 save percentage and 3.20 goals against average this season.
Mark Stone (18 goals, 26 assists) will pace the offensive attack for the Senators.
Boston Bruins vs. Ottawa Senators Betting Predictions
Predictions: SU Winner – Senators, O/U – Over
Notes
Betting Trends
The under has hit in three of Ottawa’s last five games.
The Senators are 6-15 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 10-18 in games where they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes.
Boston is 3-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while Ottawa is 1-5 in shootouts.
Ottawa is ranked 19th overall with 7.0 takeaways per game. That figure’s trended down lately, however, as it has averaged 6.0 takeaways over its last 10 games and 5.8 takeaways over its last five.
Boston has scored 4.0 goals per game (while giving up just 1.5) over their four-game winning streak.
Boston is ranked sixth in the NHL with 9.2 takeaways per game. That figure has trended lower recently, however, as it has averaged 6.4 takeaways over its last 10 games and 7.0 takeaways over its last five.
Boston could hold an advantage if it’s a tight one late. The team’s 11-9 in games decided by one goal, while Ottawa is only 9-15 in such games.
