The Pepsi Center will be hosting an enticing showdown as the Ottawa Senators visit the Mile-High City to face the Colorado Avalanche. It’s the final time that the two clubs will meet in the regular season. This East-West matchup will get started at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 11 and it’ll be broadcasted live on Altitude Sports & Entertainment.
Ottawa Senators vs. Colorado Avalanche Odds
Colorado enters the game as the noticeable favorite with a -300 moneyline. The line for Ottawa is standing at +250, and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 7 goals. If you want to play the matchup’s total, you’ll be looking at odds of -110 for the over and -110 on the under.
The Avalanche are 32-22 straight-up (SU) and have earned moneyline bettors 4.8 units this year. That winning percentage, ranked fifth in the league in this young season, is a welcome improvement over the 38-44 record from the 2018-19 season campaign. Through 54 regular season matches, 28 of the team’s games have gone over the total, while 24 have gone under and just two have pushed. The team is 14-11 SU at home this year.
Colorado has converted on 19.4 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is rated 22nd overall, and it’s successfully killed off 78.2 percent of all penalties.
Colorado, as a collective unit, has been penalized 3.7 times per game overall this season, 4.0 per game over its past five games total, and 3.2 per game over its last five at home. The team’s had to stave off opposition power plays for 9.0 minutes per contest over its last five home games.
Averaging 27.1 saves per game with a .912 save percentage, Philipp Grubauer (18-15-4) has been the principal option in goal for the Avalanche this year. If they choose to give him a rest, however, Colorado could turn to Pavel Francouz (14-7-7 record, .925 save percentage, 2.42 goals against average).
Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar will both look to continue their strong seasons for the Avalanche. MacKinnon (76 points) has tallied 32 goals and 44 assists and has recorded two or more points on 22 different occasions this year. Makar has 12 goals and 30 assists to his name and has recorded a point in 30 contests.
Ottawa has lost 13.3 units for moneyline bettors thus far and is currently 18-37 straight up (SU). A total of 30 of its matches have gone over the total, while 24 have gone under the total and just one has pushed. As an away team this season, Ottawa is 6-21 SU.
Ottawa has converted on just 14.9 percent of its power play chances this season, a figure that’s ranked 30th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 21st overall and it’s successfully killed off 79.0 percent of all penalties.
Ottawa’s players have been penalized 3.9 times per game this season, and 3.1 per game over their past ten outings. The team’s had to kill penalties just 7.5 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Craig Anderson (.899 save percentage and 3.27 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for Ottawa. Anderson is averaging 26.0 saves per game and owns a 7-18-2 record.
Anthony Duclair (21 goals, 13 assists) and Connor Brown (10 goals, 24 assists) are the top point-getters for Ottawa and will lead the offensive counter for the visiting Senators.
Ottawa Senators at Colorado Avalanche Free Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Avalanche, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- For both of these teams, the total has gone under in three of their last five matches.
- Ottawa has managed 29.8 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Colorado is averaging 35.4 shots per game over its last five home outings.
- The extra-man advantage may have a critical role in the outcome of this one. The Senators are 5-16 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 9-18 in games where they’re in the box for fewer than 10 penalty minutes, total. The Avalanche are 17-9 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than the opposition and 23-10 when their 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 only shootout this season.
- Colorado skaters have forced 10.0 takeaways per game over its last five home games, an improvement over its season average of 8.2 takeaways per game (ranked 11th in the NHL).
- Ottawa has scored just 1.8 goals per game (while giving up 3.8) over its last five games (0-5 SU over that span).
- Ottawa is ranked 29th with 6.4 takeaways per game. That figure has trended down, however, as it’s managed 5.5 takeaways over its last 10 games and 5.2 takeaways over its last five.
