Andre Burakovsky, Nathan MacKinnon, and the Colorado Avalanche will do battle against Anthony Duclair, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre in an East-West matchup. The match gets going at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 6, and it’ll be showcased live on Altitude Sports & Entertainment.
Colorado Avalanche at Ottawa Senators Odds
The Avalanche (-220) are the favorite over the Senators (+180) and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 7 goals (-125 money on the over, +105 on the under).
Colorado is 29-22 straight up (SU) and has netted 1.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. 28 of its contests have gone over the total, while 21 have gone under and just two have pushed. The Avs are 15-11 SU as an away team in 2019-20.
Colorado has converted on 18.9 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 21st overall, and the team’s successfully killed off 78.6 percent of all penalties..
Sporting a .909 save percentage and 27.0 saves per game, Philipp Grubauer (16-15-4) has been the top option in goal for Colorado this season. If head coach Jared Bednar decides to rest him, however, the team could go with Pavel Francouz (13-7-2 record, .924 save percentage, 2.45 goals against average).
On the other bench, Ottawa is 18-35 straight up (SU) and has lost 11.3 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 29 of its matches have gone over the total, while 23 have gone under and just one has pushed. This season, the team’s 12-15 SU as the home team.
The Senators have converted on just 15.3 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that places them in the bottom 5 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 16th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.7 percent of all penalties.
Craig Anderson has stopped 26.3 shots per game as the top selection in goal for the Senators. Anderson has seven wins, 17 losses, and two overtime losses and has maintained a fairly-weak .901 save percentage and 3.19 goals against average this year.
Colorado Avalanche at Ottawa Senators Betting Picks
Free NHL Pick: SU Winner – Senators, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- Seven of Colorado’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 5-2 in those games.
- Extra-man opportunities may prove to be extremely important in the outcome of this matchup. The Avalanche are 17-9 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 22-10 in games where they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 minutes, in total. The Senators are 5-15 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 9-17 when total penalty minutes are in the single digits.
- Ottawa (0-5 in shootouts this season) has more experience in games decided by shootout. Colorado fell short in its lone shootout this season.
- For both of these clubs, the total has gone over in three of their last five games.
- Colorado has averaged 7.6 giveaways over its last five home games, its season average of 8.2 giveaways per game (the seventh-fewest in the NHL).
- Ottawa skaters have averaged 12.4 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 10.8 giveaways per game (ranked 21st in the league).
- The Sens this season have registered the third-most hits in the league (27.4 per game).
