Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, and the New York Rangers will do battle against Matt Duchene, Thomas Chabot, and the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre in an Eastern Conference matchup. This one gets going at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 29 and it can be seen live on The Sports Network.
New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators Odds
New York (+110) is entering this one as the underdog to Ottawa (-130), and the Over/Under (O/U) has been placed at 7 goals (-110 over, -110 under).
New York is 13-12 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 4.3 units this year. 15 of its outings have gone under the total, while 10 have gone over and none have pushed. As an away team this season, the Broadway Blueshirts are 3-8 SU.
New York has converted on 18.8 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is ranked 19th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 78.2 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 30.0 saves per game with a .921 save percentage, Henrik Lundqvist (9-10-2) has been the primary option in goal for New York this season. If head coach David Quinn chooses to rest him, however, New York may go with Alexandar Georgiev (4-3 record, .903 save percentage, 3.11 goals against average).
Ottawa is 10-15 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 0.3 units this season. 18 of its contests have gone over the total, while five have gone under and just two have pushed. It’s 7-6 SU at home this year.
The Senators have converted on 22.9 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that’s good enough for 10th-best in the league. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 30th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 70.1 percent of all penalties.
Craig Anderson has stopped 32.2 shots per game as the primary choice in the crease for the Senators. Anderson has nine wins, 13 losses, and three OT losses to his name and has registered a subpar .900 save percentage and 3.87 goals against average this season.
New York Rangers vs. Ottawa Senators Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Rangers, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- Over Ottawa’s last ten outings, eight of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-6 in those games).
- The Rangers are 5-2 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 9-7 when they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes.
- For both of these teams, the over has hit in four of their last five matchups.
- New York is ranked 30th this season with 12.8 giveaways per game. That figure’s trended upward, as it’s averaged 14.7 giveaways over its last 10 games and 16.2 giveaways over its last five.
- Ottawa has averaged 14.8 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 10.8 giveaways per game (ranked 22nd overall).
- New York skaters have accounted for the league’s sixth-most hits per game (24.5).
