Ottawa Senators (4-3) vs. Colorado Avalanche (4-4)
October 27, 2024 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Colorado Avalanche -175 / Ottawa Senators +145; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Ottawa Senators and Colorado Avalanche meet Sunday in NHL action at the Ball Arena. Here’s a Colorado Avalanche vs Ottawa Senators Prediction. This article will include a Colorado Avalanche vs Ottawa Senators Pick.
Ottawa Senators Betting Preview
The Ottawa Senators beat the Utah Hockey Club, lost to the Golden Knights, and they play the Blues and Rangers next. The Ottawa Senators are averaging 3.71 goals per game and are scoring on 41.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Drake Batherson leads Ottawa with 5 goals, Tim Stutzle has 6 assists and Brady Tkachuk has 26 shots on goal. Defensively, the Ottawa Senators are allowing 3.57 goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has allowed 10 goals on 85 shots faced, and Anton Forsberg has given up 10 goals on 104 shots.
Colorado Avalanche Betting Preview
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Utah Hockey Club and Kraken, and they play the Lightning and Blackhawks next. The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3.63 goals per game and are scoring on 39.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Ross Colton leads Colorado with 7 goals, Cale Maker has 12 assists and Nathan MacKinnon has 30 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 4 goals per game and are killing 69.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Alexandar Georgiev has allowed 20 goals on 105 shots faced, while Justus Annunen has given up 8 goals on 96 shots.
Why the Colorado Avalanche will win
- The Avalanche have won seven of their last eight games against the Senators.
- The Senators have lost each of their last five games at Ball Arena.
- The favorites have covered the puck line in each of the Senators’ last six games at Ball Arena.
- The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games at Ball Arena.
- The Senators have lost the third period in eight of their last nine night games at Ball Arena.
Colorado Avalanche Player Prop Facts
- Valeri Nichushkin has scored at least one goal in eight of his last nine appearances.
- Nathan MacKinnon has recorded at least one assist in each of his last 10 appearances with the Avalanche as favorites against the Senators.
- Nathan MacKinnon has recorded at least one point in each of his last 15 appearances with the Avalanche as home favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
Ottawa Senators Player Prop Facts
- Tim Stuetzle has recorded at least one point in each of the Senators’ last eight road games against Central Division opponents.
- Tim Stuetzle has recorded at least one assist in each of the Senators’ last eight road games against Central Division opponents.
- Drake Batherson has scored at least one goal in five of the Senators’ last six games as road underdogs against Central Division opponents.
Colorado Avalanche vs Ottawa Senators Prediction
The Colorado Avalanche had major defensive issues to start the season, but it looks like they’re getting their feet under them with four straight wins and a better defensive effort. The Ottawa Senators have been competitive this season, but they’ve been spotty defensively in their own right, and those things usually don’t turn around on the road. The Avs have won 8 of the last 10 games against the Senators, and most of those games weren’t close. The Avs have scored at least 5 goals in the last 6 games against the Senators. Give me the Avs at home.
