Ottawa Senators vs Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/13/21

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators meet Saturday in NHL action at the Canadian Tire Centre. The Pittsburgh Penguins need a win after losing five of their last seven games. The Ottawa Senators look to snap a six-game losing streak.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 10.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Danton Heinen leads Pittsburgh with 4 goals, Kris Letang has 6 assists and Jason Zucker has 38 shots on goal. Defensively, the Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 92.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Tristan Jarry has allowed 23 goals on 323 shots faced, and Casey DeSmith has allowed 9 goals on 74 shots.

The Ottawa Senators are averaging 2.3 goals per game and are scoring on 16.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Josh Norris leads Ottawa with 6 goals, Drake Batherson has 7 assists and Thomas Chabot has 40 shots on goal. Defensively, the Ottawa Senators are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 70.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Anton Forsberg has allowed 11 goals on 96 shots faced, and Filip Gustavsson has allowed 17 goals on 205 shots.

The Penguins are 1-4 in their last 5 road games and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The Senators are 0-6 in their last 6 home games and 0-6 in their last 6 overall. The under is 4-1-1 in Penguins last 6 overall. The under is 16-6-1 in Senators last 23 home games. The home team is 35-17 in the last 52 meetings.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have not played great on the road or in the favorite role, and they’ve lost six of their last eight trips to Ottawa. With that said, the Ottawa Senators have lost six straight games, and they’re getting torched on the defensive side. Backing the Senators isn’t an option right now. We’re also getting a reasonable price with the Penguins. I’ll take it.