Ottawa Senators vs. Vancouver Canucks Prediction, NHL Odds
The Canucks host the Ottawa Senators tonight after beating Dallas last night to gain in the Western Conference playoff race, they are now only four points behind the LA Kings with six games remaining.
Ottawa was in action versus Seattle last night too, losing their second in a row to open their four-game road trip. The Canucks are the -260 favourites to win tonight on the NHL odds with a total of 6.5.
Senators vs. Canucks NHL Betting Odds
Tonight is the second and final meeting of the season between the Canucks and Senators, with Ottawa looking to avenge a 6-2 beating, back on Dec. 1st. Six different Canucks scored in that game, but defenceman Quinn Hughes was the game’s first star picking up four assists. The Canucks dominated last season’s nine-game season series in the North Division, winning six times led by J.T. Miller’s four goals and seven points.
Sports Interaction customers are expecting Vancouver to keep on winning, receiving 95 percent of moneyline bets.
It is typically a low-scoring game when these two meet, playing the Under 7-3 over the past two seasons. The early Over/Under bets are leaning towards the Over tonight, 71-29. Ottawa is 5-4-1 in their last 10, but they have been close contests, covering the spread in eight of them. They have split the Over/Under in their past 10 games and are 30-42 on the year.
The Canucks have been scoring a lot during their win streak, averaging 5.3 goals over the past six, playing the Over 4-0-2. They have league-leading 47 covers this season, including eight of the past 10.
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa played one of their worst games of the season last night in Seattle. The 4-2 final does not tell the whole story as the Sens were held to only 14 shots on net. After going down 1-0 in the first period, Ottawa responded with goals two minutes apart from Brady Tkachuk (28th) and Nick Holden (5) taking a 2-1 lead early in the second. The Sens then allowed three consecutive goals to close out the game, losing their second in a row.
Sophomore Tim Stutzle had his eight-game point streak snapped in the loss. The 20-year-old German was as hot as he’s ever been with 13 points in that stretch.
Vancouver Canucks
The Canucks have been great over their six-game win streak, but last night’s 6-2 win over Dallas was as impressive as they come. Former Star Jason Dickinson had three points and so did Elias Pettersson with two goals and an assist. Brock Boeser returned with a bang after missing the past six games with an injury and also picked up three points.
Vancouver’s collective effort hid the fact that Captain Bo Horvat was absent with a leg injury. He is expected to miss at least the next two weeks, which would end his regular season.
The Canucks will need help from the hockey gods to squeeze into the postseason, four points back with only six more games to play.
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