The Ottawa Senators and the Edmonton Oilers meet Sunday in NHL action from Rogers Place. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Edmonton Oilers vs Ottawa Senators Prediction.
Ottawa Senators Recap
The Ottawa Senators come into this game looking to build on their 5-4 OT win over Vancouver last time out. After this game, the Senators will take on the Winnipeg Jets on the road after the Christmas Break.
Senators Win 6th Straight
Tim Stutzle leads the Senators with 38 points including 11 goals and 27 assists while Brady Tkachuk has 33 points with a team-high 16 goals and 17 assists. Drake Batherson has 33 points with 13 goals and 20 assists and Claude Giroux has 7 goals and 13 assists while Josh Norris has 20 points with 12 goals and 8 assists. Adam Gaudette also has 17 points with 13 goals this season. Linus Ullmark is 11-7-2 with a 2.39 GAA and a .915 save percentage in goal for Ottawa so far this year while Mads Sogaard is 1-0 with a 6.96 GAA and a .765 save percentage and Anton Forsberg is 4-6 with a 2.95 GAA and an .889 save percentage as well this season.
Why the Ottawa Senators will win
- The Senators have won each of their last six games.
- The Oilers have lost four of their last five games as favorites on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Oilers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The road team has covered the puck line in five of the Oilers’ last six games.
Edmonton Oilers Recap
The Edmonton Oilers come into this game looking to build on a 3-2 OT win over San Jose last time out. After this game, Edmonton will take on the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks.
Oilers Win Back-To-Back Games
Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers in scoring with 51 points including a team-high 24 goals and 27 assists while Connor McDavid has 48 points with 15 goals and 33 assists. Evan Bouchard has 25 points with 6 goals and 19 assists while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 18 points with 6 goals and 12 assists as well this season. Calvin Pickard has gone 8-3 with a 2.37 GAA and a .901 save percentage in goal for Edmonton and Stuart Skinner has gone 12-8-2 with a 2.93 GAA and an .893 save percentage this season.
Why the Edmonton Oilers will win
- The Oilers have won seven of their last eight games.
- The Senators have lost seven of their last eight games at Rogers Place.
- The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games at Rogers Place against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Oilers have covered the puck line in four of their last five games against the Senators at Rogers Place.
Edmonton Oilers vs Ottawa Senators Prediction
I’m on the Senators here. Both of these teams are red hot right now, but to catch Ottawa at this kind of plus price is worth the look. We saw a rookie get the win over Vancouver on Saturday so I anticipate Linus Ullmark will get the start for Ottawa here and I think that the Sens have some solid value on Sunday. Give me Ottawa.