New Jersey Devils vs Ottawa Senators 12/6/21 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Ottawa Senators and New Jersey Devils meet Monday in NHL action at the Prudential Center. The Ottawa Senators need a win after losing 12 of their last 15 games. The New Jersey Devils need a win after losing five of their last six games.

The Ottawa Senators are averaging 2.4 goals per game and are scoring on 16.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Josh Norris leads Ottawa with 10 goals, Drake Batherson has 11 assists and Brady Tkachuck has 58 shots on goal. Defensively, the Ottawa Senators are allowing 3.9 goals per game and are killing 73.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Anton Forsberg has allowed 26 goals on 242 shots faced, and Filip Gustavsson has allowed 35 goals on 346 shots.

The New Jersey Devils are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 13.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Andreas Johnsson leads New Jersey with 9 goals, Jesper Bratt has 13 assists and Dougie Hamilton has 77 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 3.3 goals per game and are killing 80.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jonathan Bernier has allowed 26 goals on 264 shots faced, and Mackenzie Blackwood has allowed 31 goals on 331 shots.

The Senators are 14-46 in their last 60 road games and 5-16 in their last 21 overall. The Devils are 11-26 in their last 37 home games and 22-45 in their last 67 overall. The over is 5-2 in Senators last 7 overall. The over is 5-0 in Devils last 5 overall. The Senators are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

I’m not running to window to back either of these struggling teams, and I’m certainly not laying big juice with either side. The New Jersey Devils have the edge playing on their home ice, but they’re not playing well enough to be favored this big. If forced to pick, I want the plus money, as I’m not paying a premium price given the form of both clubs.