Ottawa Senators vs Colorado Avalanche Preview
Planning on watching today’s Avalanche and Senators game? Catch the action at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON, as the Senators hosts this showdown at 7:00 ET on ESPN+.
The Avalanche are the favorites in this non-conference matchup against Senators. The over/under for the game is set at 7 goals. Check out BetCoco for Ottawa Senators – Colorado Avalanche odds
Ottawa Senators vs Colorado Avalanche Head-to-Head and Key Stats
In the last three games between Ottawa and Colorado, the Avalanche have dominated the series, going 3-0. This includes a convincing margin of victory of 4 goals per contest. Across the last three head-to-head matchups, Colorado is averaging 6 goals compared to Ottawa at 2.
- The Avalanche are 2-1 puck line in their three last road games and 2-1 straight-up.
- In their last three home games, the Senators have a straight up record of 2-1 while going 1-2 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 4 goals per game in these contests.
- Looking back on the team’s last three games as the underdog, the Senators have a straight up record of 0-3. Their record vs the puck line in these games was 0-3.
- Through their previous three contests as the betting favorite, the Avalanche have a strong record of 2-1. Their record vs the puck line in these matchups is 1-2.
Ottawa Senators vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction
As the Avalanche head into tonight’s game, they find themselves in third place in the Western Conference with 59 points and a record of 28-13-3. On the road, Colorado has gone 10-8-3, and over their last ten games, they have gone 7-3. For the season, the Avalanche have been favored in 39 of their 44 games and have gone 25-11-3 in those games.
So far this year, Colorado has gone 19-11 against other Western Conference opponents and 7-7 against other Central Division teams. Over their last five games, the Avalanche have gone 3-2, and they have gone 2-1 in their last three games. Coming into tonight’s game, Colorado has won two straight games when they have been the underdog.
When looking at their offense, the Avalanche have an average of 3.7 goals per game this season, positioning themselves 2nd in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are ranked 4th in the league. Colorado’s offense comes into the game ranked 1st in power play goals. And in terms of shorthanded goals, they are 9th in the NHL.
Heading into this matchup vs. Ottawa, goalie Ivan Prosvetov has started eight games in this season. His current record is 4-3, and his save percentage stands at 0.369%.
At 15-23-0, the Senators sit in 16th place in the Eastern Conference and 8th in the Atlantic Division. Over their last 10 games, Ottawa has gone 4-6, and they have lost six straight games when playing as the underdog.
So far this season, the Senators have gone 11-10-0 at home, and they have won two straight games on their home ice. When playing as the underdog, Ottawa has gone 6-15-0 this year.
For their offensive performance, the Senators come in averaging 3.3 goals per game this season, which is 22nd in the NHL. In the category of shots on goal per game, they are 26th in the league. Ottawa’s offense comes into the game ranked 22nd in power play goals. And in terms of shorthanded goals, they are 27th in the NHL.
Ottawa goalie Mads Sogaard will be playing in his first game of the season. Last year, he played in 19 games and had a record of 8-6. His save percentage for the year was 0.49206349206349204%.
Even though they are 1.5 goal underdogs, we see the Senators winning this game by a score of 4-3.
Ottawa Senators vs Colorado Avalanche Betting Tips
- We like the Senators on the moneyline (+114)
- The Senators are also our pick on the spread at +1.5
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Ottawa Senators Injury Report
- Anton Forsberg – Groin – Out
- Josh Norris – Upper Body – Questionable
- Shane Pinto – Suspension – Out
Colorado Avalanche Injury Report
- Valeri Nichushkin – Personal – Out
- Gabriel Landeskog – Knee – Out
- Artturi Lehkonen – Upper Body – Out
- Miles Wood – Illness – Questionable
- Pavel Francouz – Groin – Out
- Bowen Byram – Lower Body – Out
