The Ottawa Senators and New Jersey Devils play tight, low-scoring games, and our expert NHL predictions expect the same when they meet tonight.
The Ottawa Senators and New Jersey Devils play tight, low-scoring games, and our expert NHL predictions expect the same when they meet tonight. The New Jersey Devils will conclude their three-game season series against the Ottawa Senators tonight in Newark.
The first two meetings were both low-scoring affairs, with just seven goals scored in aggregate. My Senators vs. Devils predictions see that trend continuing, given the 5v5 woes of both offenses.consistently play in tight, low-scoring games. Only 28 of Ottawa’s first 68 games have gone Over the total while just 26 of New Jersey’s 70 games to date have done so. One of the biggest reasons is the struggle both teams have creating offense during 5v5 play. Generating chances is a challenge, let alone finishing plays off. The Senators sit 31st in scoring rate at 5v5 since the calendar flipped. That is not undeserved as they also slot second to last when it comes to generating expected goals. Deadline acquisitions of Dylan Cozens and – as he fully gets integrated into the lineup – Fabian Zetterlund should help, but clearly, there’s a big jump to make. New Jersey grades out a little better, sitting 24th in 5v5 scoring rate in 2025. They rank 27th in expected goals, though, and recently lost Jack Hughes and Dougie Hamilton for the remainder of the season. Hughes was producing at a 93-point pace over a full season, while Hamilton is one of the best volume-shooting defensemen in the sport. Those are two crucial losses, which will make generating offense against a whole set of defenses even more difficult. These teams have met twice this season. Only four goals were scored in their first meeting back in October, two of which came over the final eight minutes of play. They followed that up with an even tighter game in the last go-around. Ottawa was able to grind out a 2-1 win in a game that featured just 46 combined shots. There won’t be a ton of open ice to work with in this game, and the goaltending should be strong. Jake Allen ranks 3rd – behind only Connor Hellebuyck and Logan Thompson – in Goals Saved Above expected on the season. Meanwhile, projected Senators starter Linus Ullmark owns a solid .907 save percentage and is 6-2-1 over his last nine starts. The Devils opened -121 favorites but have seen their implied edge slip, now trading at -112. They have been wildly inconsistent in 2025 and have struggled to score goals, which will likely be difficult again vs. Ottawa. With Allen greatly outperforming Jacob Markstrom of late, I think that is one of the reasons the line hasn’t shifted even further in Ottawa’s direction. The total remains at 5.5 but is now a little juiced to the Over at -112. Ottawa has played in some high totals games of late but I expect that to change against a New Jersey team that owns a 26-42-2 O/U record on the season.Make your Senators wagers at Pinnacle, which offers Canadians unbeatable value with the most competitive odds in the industry and high limits — come find out why Pinnacle is home to better odds and better payouts! The Ottawa Senators have hit the Game Total Under in 25 of their last 45 away games : Our team of experts has thoroughly researched and handpicked each product that appears on our website. We may receive compensation if you sign up through our links. Todd Cordell is a data-driven betting analyst. He uses numbers to help identify value across a wide variety of sports, with NHL being his specialty. Shot props, in particular, have proven to be a very fruitful market. Todd has served as a betting analyst in the public sphere for many years, most recently with theScore covering the NHL and MLB. When not writing about sports betting, Todd stays busy analyzing the New Jersey Devils with a fine-tooth comb for InfernalAccess, his Devils-centric blog. Todd attended Sheridan College and graduated in 2014 with a diploma in print journalism.Douglas FarmerCopyright © 1995 - 2025 CS Media Limited All Rights Reserved. If you choose to make use of any information on this website including online sports betting services from any websites that may be featured on this website, we strongly recommend that you carefully check your local laws before doing so.It is your sole responsibility to understand your local laws and observe them strictly.Covers does not provide any advice or guidance as to the legality of online sports betting or other online gambling activities within your jurisdiction and you are responsible for complying with laws that are applicable to you in your relevant locality.Covers disclaims all liability associated with your use of this website and use of any information contained on it.As a condition of using this website, you agree to hold the owner of this website harmless from any claims arising from your use of any services on any third party website that may be featured by Covers.
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