Senators vs Avalanche Prediction 3/20/25 NHL Picks Today

The Colorado Avalanche and Ottawa Senators meet Thursday in NHL action at the Canadian Tire Centre. Here’s a Senators vs Avalanche Prediction. This article will include a Senators vs Avalanche Pick.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Preview

The Colorado Avalanche lost to the Maple Leafs, beat the Stars, and they play the Canadiens, Red Wings, and Kings next. The Avs have won 10 of their last 14 games.

The Colorado Avalanche are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 23.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Nathan MacKinnon leads Colorado with 27 goals, Cale Makar has 54 assists and Artturi Lehkonen has 121 shots on goal. Defensively, the Colorado Avalanche are allowing 2.86 goals per game and are killing 79 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Mackenzie Blackwood has allowed 61 goals on 752 shots faced, while Scott Wedgewood has given up 28 goals on 339 shots.

Ottawa Senators Betting Preview

The Ottawa Senators beat the Maple Leafs, lost to the Canadiens, and they play the Devils, Sabres, and Red Wings next. The Senators have won seven of their last nine games.

The Ottawa Senators are averaging 2.94 goals per game and are scoring 23.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Brady Tkachuk leads Ottawa with 27 goals, Tim Stutzle has 48 assists and Thomas Chabot has 153 shots on goal. Defensively, the Ottawa Senators are allowing 2.85 goals per game and are killing 77.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has allowed 89 goals on 988 shots faced, and Anton Forsberg has given up 59 goals on 567 shots.

Why the Ottawa Senators will win

• The Senators have won seven of their last eight games as home underdogs following a road loss.
• The Avalanche have lost eight of their last 10 games as road favorites.
• The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in nine of their last 10 road games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Senators have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine games as home underdogs following a road loss.
• The Senators have won the second period in each of their last six games when tied after the first period.

Why the Colorado Avalanche will win

• The Avalanche have won nine of their last 10 road games following a road loss.
• The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine night games following a road loss.
• The Avalanche have covered the puck line in five of their last six road games following a road loss.
• The Senators have lost the third period in eight of their last nine games as underdogs when trailing after the second period.

Senators vs Avalanche Injury Report

The Ottawa Senators will be without Nick Cousins, while Nick Jensen is questionable.

The Colorado Avalanche will be without Sean Behrens, Tucker Poolman, Josh Manson, and Gabriel Landeskog.

Senators vs Avalanche Prediction

The Senators have played their best hockey over the last two weeks, and they’re at home with the rest advantage. The Senators are in the thick of the wild card race and need to take advantage of games like this at home. However, this is a pick ’em price and the Avs are simply the better team overall. The Avs played last night, but they’ve earned points in nine of their last 10 games.

The Avalanche have also owned the Senators lately, winning five straight games and scoring at least five goals in all of those games. Each of the last seven games between the Avs and Senators has produced at least seven goals, so the over is worth a look as well. I’m still siding with the Avalanche.