A couple of teams currently on five-game losing streaks, the Anaheim Ducks and the Ottawa Senators face off at Canadian Tire Centre. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 7, and fans at home will be able to view this cross-continent matchup live on KCOP.
Anaheim Ducks at Ottawa Senators Odds
With a -115 moneyline, Anaheim enters the contest as the narrow favorite. The line for Ottawa is standing at -105 and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals. If bettors want to put some action on the matchup’s total, they’ll be looking at odds of -115 money on the over and -105 for the under.
Anaheim is 21-33 straight up (SU) and has lost 10.4 units for moneyline bettors this year. 32 of its outings have gone under the total, while 19 have gone over and just three have pushed. This 2018-19 Ducks team is 11-17 SU on the road.
Anaheim has converted on just 14.2 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that places them in the bottom- overall among NHL teams. Its penalty kill is ranked 19th in the league, and the team’s successfully killed off 79.5 percent of its penalties.
Anaheim, as a collective unit, has been called for penalties 3.8 times per game overall this season, and 2.6 per game over its past five games. The team has had to kill penalties just 6.1 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Boasting a .914 save percentage and 28.6 saves per game, John Gibson (18-27-8) has been the top option in goal for Anaheim this season. If it chooses to rest him, however, Anaheim may turn to Chad Johnson (3-14), who has a .885 save percentage and 3.41 goals against average this year.
The visiting Ducks have relied on Ryan Getzlaf and Adam Henrique this year. Getzlaf (34 points) is up to 11 goals and 23 assists, and has recorded multiple points in 11 different games. Henrique has nine goals and 18 assists to his name (and has notched a point in 23 games).
Over on the other bench, Ottawa is 19-34 straight up (SU) and has lost 3.4 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 53 regular season matches, 30 of its games have gone over the total, while 18 have gone under and just four have pushed. This year, the team is 12-15 SU as the home team.
Ottawa has converted on 20.8 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 27th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 76.6 percent of all penalties.
The Senators have been penalized only 3.5 times per game this season, and 2.2 per game over their last five home outings. The team’s had to kill penalties just 4.8 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Craig Anderson has stopped 31.4 shots per game as the primary option in goal for Ottawa. Anderson has 14 wins, 21 losses, and three OT losses to his credit and has registered a pedestrian 3.55 goals against average and a poor .904 save percentage this season.
The Sens will be led on offense by Mark Stone (22 goals, 30 assists).
Anaheim Ducks at Ottawa Senators Betting Predictions
Free Pick: SU Winner – Senators, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Anaheim (3-2 in shootouts) has more experience this season in games decided by shootout. Ottawa has yet to participate in one this year.
- The total has gone under in four of Ottawa’s last five outings.
- Anaheim has managed 22.4 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Ottawa has been attempting 30.2 shots per game over its last five at home.
- Ottawa has averaged 2.2 goals per game, while allowing 3.6, in its last five contests (the team is 0-5 SU over that stretch).
- Over Anaheim’s last ten games, eight of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 1-7 in those games).
- Anaheim skaters have accounted for the league’s 12th-most hits per game (22.9).
