Chicago Blackhawks vs Ottawa Senators NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/1/21

The Ottawa Senators and Chicago Blackhawks meet Monday in NHL action at the United Center. The Ottawa Senators need a win after losing four of their last six games. The Chicago Blackhawks need a win to rebound from a brutal 0-7-2 start.

The Ottawa Senators are averaging 2.71 goals per game and are scoring on 27.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Josh Norris leads Ottawa with five goals, Connor Brown has four assists and Nick Paul has 23 shots on goal. Defensively, the Ottawa Senators are allowing 2.86 goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Anton Forsberg has allowed 11 goals on 96 shots faced, and Filip Gustavsson has allowed six goals on 88 shots.

The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 1.89 goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex DeBrincat leads Chicago with four goals, Seth Jones has seven assists and Patrick Kane has 24 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 4.11 goals per game and are killing 87.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 19 goals on 149 shots faced, and Kevin Lankinen has allowed 17 goals on 144 shots.

The Senators are 13-39 in their last 52 road games and 4-1 in their last 5 Monday games. The Blackhawks are 0-5 in their last 5 home games and 7-21 in their last 28 overall. The under is 6-1 in Senators last 7 overall. The over is 11-5-1 in Blackhawks last 17 overall. The Senators are 1-9 in the last 10 meetings in Chicago and 5-17 in the last 22 meetings.

The Ottawa Senators aren’t world beaters and have been god awful on the road dating back to last season. With that said, the Chicago Blackhawks have yet to win a game this season, and they’ve been dreadful on both ends of the ice. It’s impossible to back the Blackhawks with confidence, especially in the favorite role. I have no choice but to take the Senators and the plus money.