Ottawa Senators vs New Jersey Devils Prediction 12/9/25 NHL Picks Today

The New Jersey Devils and the Ottawa Senators meet Tuesday in NHL action from the Canadian Tire Centre. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New Jersey Devils vs. Ottawa Senators prediction.

New Jersey Devils Recap

The New Jersey Devils come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-1 loss at the hands of Boston last time out to sit at 16-12-1 this season. After this game, New Jersey will head home for a game against Tampa Bay.

Devils Lose Five In A Row

Jesper Bratt leads the Devils in scoring with 26 points including 5 goals and a team-high 21 assists while Jack Hughes has 20 points with 10 goals and 10 assists. Dawson Mercer has 21 points with 10 goals and 11 assists and Nico Hischier has 26 points with 10 goals and 16 assists this season. Timo Meier has 23 points with 11 goals and 12 assists while Simon Nemec has 15 points with 6 goals and 9 assists. Luke Hughes has 15 points with 14 assists and Arseny Gritsyuk has 13 points with 6 goals and 7 assists. Jake Allen has gone 8-6 with a 2.52 GAA and a .908 save percentage while Jacob Markstrom has gone 7-6-1 with a 3.51 GAA and an .876 save percentage and Nico Daws has 1-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .968 save percentage this season.

Why the New Jersey Devils will win

• The Senators have lost each of their last four games as favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
• The road team has won each of the last six games between the Devils and Senators.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in nine of the Devils’ last 10 games.
• The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight games as home favorites following a loss.

New Jersey Devils Player Prop Facts

• Nico Hischier has scored the first goal in three of his four previous appearances with the Devils as underdogs against the Senators.
• Jack Hughes has scored at least one goal in six of his last seven road appearances against Atlantic Division opponents.
• Evgenii Dadonov has recorded at least one assist in five of his last six road appearances against the Senators.
• Nico Hischier has recorded at least one point in each of the Devils’ last six games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Connor Brown has recorded a career faceoff win percentage of 75.0% against the Senators (min. 5 faceoffs) – most against any opponent (including playoffs).

Ottawa Senators Recap

The Ottawa Senators come into this game looking to rebound from their 2-1 loss at the hands of St. Louis last time out to sit at 13-11-4 this season. After this game, Ottawa will head on the road for a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Senators Lose 4 Of Last 5 Games

Tim Stutzle leads the Senators with 24 points coming on a team-high 11 goals and 13 assists while Drake Batherson has 24 points with 10 goals and 14 assists. Shane Pinto has 18 points with 12 goals and 6 assists while Dylan Cozens has 17 points with 9 goals and 8 assists. Claude Giroux has 17 points with 4 goals and 13 assists and Jake Sanderson has 23 points with 6 goals and a team-high 17 assists. Linus Ullmark has gone 10-7-4 with a 3.00 GAA and an .877 save percentage in goal for Ottawa while Leevi Merilainen has gone 3-4 with a 3.36 GAA and an .874 save percentage as well this season. 

Why the Ottawa Senators will win

• The Devils have lost each of their last five games.
• The favorites have won each of the Devils’ last six games at Canadian Tire Centre.
• The Devils have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight night games.
• The Senators have covered the puck line in each of their last six games against the Devils following a loss.

Ottawa Senators Player Prop Facts

• Fabian Zetterlund has scored a goal in four of the Senators’ last five games as favorites.
• Drake Batherson has recorded at least one assist in eight of the Senators’ last nine games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Brady Tkachuk has recorded at least one point in eight of his last nine appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Tim Stutzle ranks T7th in the league for multi-goal games (3) this season.

Total Goals Facts

• Six of the Senators’ last seven home games against Eastern Conference opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Eight of the Devils’ last 10 night games at Canadian Tire Centre have gone OVER the total goals line.

New Jersey Devils vs. Ottawa Senators Prediction

I’m on the Senators here. The Devils are just in a funk right now and are incredibly hard to back in this current form, and now they’re up against it on the road as well where they’ve been far less effective this season overall. Ottawa hasn’t been playing particularly well themselves, but they are at home where they’ve been at their best for the better part of the last few seasons and I think they defend home ice here. Give me the Senators.