The Ottawa Senators and the Edmonton Oilers meet in NHL action from Rogers Place on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Edmonton is listed as a -220 home favorite while Ottawa is a +180 road underdog. The total for this game is set at
Injuries
For Ottawa, Mathieu Joseph is questionable for this game with a lower body injury while Cam Talbot is out with a lower body injury. Edmonton has Ryan Murray listed as out with a back injury.
Matchup History
Edmonton’s 6-3 win over Ottawa back on February 11th, 2023, snapped Ottawa’s two-game head-to-head win streak in this matchup.
Trends
Ottawa is 5-0 in their last 5 Tuesday games and 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss by 3 or more goals while the over is 7-2 in their last 9 games overall. Edmonton is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss by 3 or more goals and 7-1 in their last 8 Tuesday games while the under is 3-1-1 in their last 5 games against the Eastern Conference.
Pick
I’m backing the over here. Ottawa’s struggling mightily right now and the goaltending situation is not getting any better anytime soon. On the other side, Edmonton’s fully capable of giving up a handful of goals like we saw them do against Toronto. I think this is going to be a high-scoring affair, so give me the over here.