The Ottawa Senators will have their hands full on Saturday when they hit the road to face a tough New Jersey Devils team.
Ottawa and New Jersey are facing the final 10 games of the regular season with each squad chasing a different fate. The Sens need wins to sneak into the playoffs as they currently sit five points and three teams back of the final wildcard spot. Meanwhile, the Devils are two points behind the Carolina Hurricanes who hold the top spot in the Metropolitan Division.
New Jersey is listed as a -186 favourite to win on the NHL odds with the total sitting at 6.5.
Senators vs. Devils NHL Betting Odds
New Jersey will be looking to sweep the season series Saturday night, in their third and final meeting with the Senators this season. Goalie Akira Schmid has led the Devils to both wins allowing just one goal on 33 shots in a game and a half. It tends to be the favourite who wins this matchup, with the past four games all going to the odds-on favourites. The past eight head-to-heads have been low-scoring games, hitting the Under five times.
The Senators have had a tough schedule over their past five games, but despite going 2-2-1 they have covered the spread in each matchup. They now sit at an impressive 42-30 ATS, covering the spread third most in the NHL. Although they scored seven in their last outing, Ottawa’s offence has struggled in the past 10, being held to two goals or less five times.
The Devils have been struggling lately, winning just one of their past six games. Their single over that stretch was the only time they covered the spread, bumping their record ATS to 36-35. Their offence has been clicking all season and they are now the fifth-highest-scoring team in the league. Jersey has only played the Over three times in their last 10 outings and they are 33-34-4 on the Over/Under this season.
Ottawa Senators
Alex Debrincat (22, 23) scored two goals in the first period and the Senators never looked back, picking up an impressive 7-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on home ice Thursday night. Debrincat added an assist for three points on the night, Brady Tkachuk also scored a pair of goals on seven shots and Claude Giroux picked up two assists. Tkachuk’s two goals surpassed his career high of 30 set last season, while 35-year-old Giroux is now at 70 points on the season (28G 42A) his best season since 2018-19.
Ottawa was struggling coming into their last game, going 3-6-1 in their last 10, watching their playoff chances get lower and lower. Now coming into their final 10 games of the season, the Sens are five points out and need to pass three teams to sneak into that final wildcard spot.
New Jersey Devils
Jack Hughes netted a pair of goals in the third period of last night’s game in Buffalo, but the Devils’ comeback fell short, losing 5-4 for their fifth loss in the past six games. New Jersey gave up two goals 30 seconds apart, resulting in Akira Schmid getting pulled midway through the first period. From there the Devils chased the game all the way through but were never able to get it tied.
Nico Hischier picked up an assist in the third period, extending his point streak to five games (2G 5A). The first overall pick in 2017 is having the best offensive season of his career with 68 points (30G 38A) through 71 games.
The Devils can clinch a playoff spot with a win on Saturday and they would pick up their 100th point for the first time since 2012.
NHL Prediction: Who Will Win Senators vs. Devils?
Line History
Sports Interaction customers are placing their bets on:
| time | fav | line | total |
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| Opening 25 Mar 9:21am | OTT | -1.5 +133 | O +6.5 -115 |
| Closing 25 Mar 1:01pm | OTT | -1.5 +127 | O +6.5 -125 |
Injuries
Austin Watson (LW)
Mads Sogaard (G)
Julien Gauthier (RW)
Travis Hamonic (D)
Derick Brassard (C)
Thomas Chabot (D)
Claude Giroux (RW)
Ridly Greig (C)
Jakob Chychrun (D)
Dylan Ferguson (G)
Dougie Hamilton (D)
Michael McLeod (C)
Curtis Lazar (C)
Nathan Bastian (RW)
Miles Wood (LW)
Miles Wood (LW)
Timo Meier (RW)
Erik Haula (LW)
Mackenzie Blackwood (G)
John Marino (D)
Injuries
| player (position) | status | ats*current | o/u* | notes | |
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| Austin Watson (LW) | out for season | Lower Body - 07 / 04 / 23 | 3-1 | 2-1-1 | + - |
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Watson will miss the rest of the season with a lower-body injury. |
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| Mads Sogaard (G) | Prob Thurs | Illness - 01 / 04 / 23 | 3-4 | 4-3 | + - |
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Sogaard has been absent from the last two games due to illness, but it is likely that he will be available Thursday against the Panthers. |
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| Julien Gauthier (RW) | Ques Sat | Illness - 01 / 04 / 23 | 3-4 | 4-3 | + - |
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Gauthier has sat out the previous four games due to illness, and it is unclear if he will he will partake in Saturday's battle with the Lightning. |
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| Travis Hamonic (D) | out for season | Lower Body - 30 / 03 / 23 | 4-4 | 4-3-1 | + - |
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Hamonic will sit out the remainder of the 2022-23 season with a lower-body injury. |
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| Derick Brassard (C) | out for season | Calf - 30 / 03 / 23 | 4-4 | 4-3-1 | + - |
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Brassard will be sidelined for the remainder of the 2022-23 season while recuperating from surgery to correct a broken fibula. |
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| Thomas Chabot (D) | out for season | Upper Body - 29 / 03 / 23 | 4-4 | 4-3-1 | + - |
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Chabot is out of action due to an upper-body ailment, and he will miss the rest of the 2022-23 season. |
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| Claude Giroux (RW) | Ques Thurs | Illness - 29 / 03 / 23 | 4-4 | 4-3-1 | + - |
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Giroux has an illness, and it is uncertain if he will be active against the Flyers on Thursday. |
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| Ridly Greig (C) | out for season | Sternum - 25 / 03 / 23 | 5-5 | 6-3-1 | + - |
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Greig is idle with a sternum injury, and he will miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season. |
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| Jakob Chychrun (D) | Early April | Lower Body - 24 / 03 / 23 | 5-5 | 6-3-1 | + - |
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Chychrun sustained a lower-body injury, and he is expected to remain out of commission for at least two weeks. |
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| Dylan Ferguson (G) | Ques Thurs | Illness - 21 / 03 / 23 | 7-5 | 6-5-1 | + - |
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Ferguson missed the last game due to an illness, and it is unknown if he will be active for Thursday's battle with the Lightning. |
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| player (position) | status | ats*current | o/u* | notes | |
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| Dougie Hamilton (D) | Ques Tues | Illness - 10 / 04 / 23 | 7-7 | 9-5 | + - |
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Hamilton is dealing with an illness, leaving his status against the Sabres on Tuesday in question. |
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| Michael McLeod (C) | day-to-day | Undisclosed - 10 / 04 / 23 | 7-7 | 9-5 | + - |
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McLeod is dealing with an unknown injury, and it is uncertain if he will lace up for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first round. |
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| Curtis Lazar (C) | Prob Thurs | Lower Body - 19 / 03 / 23 | 12-13 | 15-9-1 | + - |
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Lazar has been out of action due to a lower-body ailment, but it is expected that he will return to the lineup for Thursday's clash with the Capitals. |
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| Nathan Bastian (RW) | Prob Tues | Upper Body - 14 / 03 / 23 | 13-15 | 16-11-1 | + - |
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Bastian has been sidelined due to an upper-body injury, but he is expected to return against the Penguins on Tuesday. |
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| Miles Wood (LW) | Out indefinitely | Undisclosed - 14 / 03 / 23 | 13-15 | 16-11-1 | + - |
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Wood is out of commission due to an unlisted issue, and he is without a definitive timetable for recovery. |
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| Miles Wood (LW) | Ques Thurs | Undisclosed - 07 / 03 / 23 | 14-18 | 18-13-1 | + - |
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Wood exited the last contest with an unknown injury, and it has not yet been confirmed whether he will be available Thursday against the Capitals. |
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| Timo Meier (RW) | Out indefinitely | Upper Body - 26 / 02 / 23 | 16-19 | 21-13-1 | + - |
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Meier is sidelined due to an upper-body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time. |
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| Erik Haula (LW) | Ques Sat | Illness - 25 / 02 / 23 | 16-20 | 22-13-1 | + - |
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Haula is ailing from an illness, and it is unclear if he will take on the Flyers on Saturday. |
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| Mackenzie Blackwood (G) | Early April | Lower Body - 21 / 02 / 23 | 17-21 | 23-14-1 | + - |
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Blackwood has been shifted to the injured reserve list a lower-body ailment, and it is unknown if he will return before the beginning of April. |
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| John Marino (D) | Ques Tues | Illness - 21 / 02 / 23 | 17-21 | 23-14-1 | + - |
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Marino is nursing an illness, leaving his availability for Tuesday's match against the Canadiens uncertain. |
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Line History
Sports Interaction customers are placing their bets on:
time fav line total Opening 25 Mar 9:21am OTT -1.5 +133 O +6.5 -115 Closing 25 Mar 1:01pm OTT -1.5 +127 O +6.5 -125 -
Injuries
Austin Watson (LW)
out for season Lower Body - 07 / 04 / 23Mads Sogaard (G)
Prob Thurs Illness - 01 / 04 / 23Julien Gauthier (RW)
Ques Sat Illness - 01 / 04 / 23Travis Hamonic (D)
out for season Lower Body - 30 / 03 / 23Derick Brassard (C)
out for season Calf - 30 / 03 / 23Thomas Chabot (D)
out for season Upper Body - 29 / 03 / 23Claude Giroux (RW)
Ques Thurs Illness - 29 / 03 / 23Ridly Greig (C)
out for season Sternum - 25 / 03 / 23Jakob Chychrun (D)
Early April Lower Body - 24 / 03 / 23Dylan Ferguson (G)
Ques Thurs Illness - 21 / 03 / 23Dougie Hamilton (D)
Ques Tues Illness - 10 / 04 / 23Michael McLeod (C)
day-to-day Undisclosed - 10 / 04 / 23Curtis Lazar (C)
Prob Thurs Lower Body - 19 / 03 / 23Nathan Bastian (RW)
Prob Tues Upper Body - 14 / 03 / 23Miles Wood (LW)
Out indefinitely Undisclosed - 14 / 03 / 23Miles Wood (LW)
Ques Thurs Undisclosed - 07 / 03 / 23Timo Meier (RW)
Out indefinitely Upper Body - 26 / 02 / 23Erik Haula (LW)
Ques Sat Illness - 25 / 02 / 23Mackenzie Blackwood (G)
Early April Lower Body - 21 / 02 / 23John Marino (D)
Ques Tues Illness - 21 / 02 / 23Injuries
player (position) status ats*current o/u* notes Austin Watson (LW) out for season Lower Body - 07 / 04 / 23 3-1 2-1-1 + - Watson will miss the rest of the season with a lower-body injury.
Mads Sogaard (G) Prob Thurs Illness - 01 / 04 / 23 3-4 4-3 + - Sogaard has been absent from the last two games due to illness, but it is likely that he will be available Thursday against the Panthers.
Julien Gauthier (RW) Ques Sat Illness - 01 / 04 / 23 3-4 4-3 + - Gauthier has sat out the previous four games due to illness, and it is unclear if he will he will partake in Saturday's battle with the Lightning.
Travis Hamonic (D) out for season Lower Body - 30 / 03 / 23 4-4 4-3-1 + - Hamonic will sit out the remainder of the 2022-23 season with a lower-body injury.
Derick Brassard (C) out for season Calf - 30 / 03 / 23 4-4 4-3-1 + - Brassard will be sidelined for the remainder of the 2022-23 season while recuperating from surgery to correct a broken fibula.
Thomas Chabot (D) out for season Upper Body - 29 / 03 / 23 4-4 4-3-1 + - Chabot is out of action due to an upper-body ailment, and he will miss the rest of the 2022-23 season.
Claude Giroux (RW) Ques Thurs Illness - 29 / 03 / 23 4-4 4-3-1 + - Giroux has an illness, and it is uncertain if he will be active against the Flyers on Thursday.
Ridly Greig (C) out for season Sternum - 25 / 03 / 23 5-5 6-3-1 + - Greig is idle with a sternum injury, and he will miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season.
Jakob Chychrun (D) Early April Lower Body - 24 / 03 / 23 5-5 6-3-1 + - Chychrun sustained a lower-body injury, and he is expected to remain out of commission for at least two weeks.
Dylan Ferguson (G) Ques Thurs Illness - 21 / 03 / 23 7-5 6-5-1 + - Ferguson missed the last game due to an illness, and it is unknown if he will be active for Thursday's battle with the Lightning.
player (position) status ats*current o/u* notes Dougie Hamilton (D) Ques Tues Illness - 10 / 04 / 23 7-7 9-5 + - Hamilton is dealing with an illness, leaving his status against the Sabres on Tuesday in question.
Michael McLeod (C) day-to-day Undisclosed - 10 / 04 / 23 7-7 9-5 + - McLeod is dealing with an unknown injury, and it is uncertain if he will lace up for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first round.
Curtis Lazar (C) Prob Thurs Lower Body - 19 / 03 / 23 12-13 15-9-1 + - Lazar has been out of action due to a lower-body ailment, but it is expected that he will return to the lineup for Thursday's clash with the Capitals.
Nathan Bastian (RW) Prob Tues Upper Body - 14 / 03 / 23 13-15 16-11-1 + - Bastian has been sidelined due to an upper-body injury, but he is expected to return against the Penguins on Tuesday.
Miles Wood (LW) Out indefinitely Undisclosed - 14 / 03 / 23 13-15 16-11-1 + - Wood is out of commission due to an unlisted issue, and he is without a definitive timetable for recovery.
Miles Wood (LW) Ques Thurs Undisclosed - 07 / 03 / 23 14-18 18-13-1 + - Wood exited the last contest with an unknown injury, and it has not yet been confirmed whether he will be available Thursday against the Capitals.
Timo Meier (RW) Out indefinitely Upper Body - 26 / 02 / 23 16-19 21-13-1 + - Meier is sidelined due to an upper-body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Erik Haula (LW) Ques Sat Illness - 25 / 02 / 23 16-20 22-13-1 + - Haula is ailing from an illness, and it is unclear if he will take on the Flyers on Saturday.
Mackenzie Blackwood (G) Early April Lower Body - 21 / 02 / 23 17-21 23-14-1 + - Blackwood has been shifted to the injured reserve list a lower-body ailment, and it is unknown if he will return before the beginning of April.
John Marino (D) Ques Tues Illness - 21 / 02 / 23 17-21 23-14-1 + - Marino is nursing an illness, leaving his availability for Tuesday's match against the Canadiens uncertain.