Edmonton Oilers (17-11) vs Ottawa Senators (9-19-1)
Game Info: Friday, March 12, 2021 at 9:00 pm (Rogers Place)
Betting Odds: Edmonton Oilers -215 / Ottawa Senators +193 --- Over/Under: 6.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Ottawa Senators and the Edmonton Oilers meet in NHL action from Rogers Place on Friday night.
The Ottawa Senators will be out to rebound from a 7-1 loss to Edmonton last time out. Thomas Chabot leads the Senators in scoring with 19 points coming on 3 goals and 16 assists while Brady Tkachuk and Drake Batherson each have 18 points split between 9 goals and 9 assists with Tkachuk leading Ottawa with 124 shots on goal. Josh Norris and Tim Stutzle each have 15 points with a combined 19 assists while Connor Brown has 14 points with 6 goals and 8 assists and Colin White is on 13 points with 7 goals and 6 assists. Evgenii Dadonov and Nic Paul each have 11 points and Nikita Zaitsev and Mike Reilly each have 10 assists for Ottawa this season.Matt Murray continues to see the bul of the action in goal for the Sens.
The Edmonton Oilers will look to build on their 7-1 win over Ottawa last time out. Connor McDavid leads the Oilers in scoring with 48 points including a team-high 32 assists and 16 goeals while Leon Draisaitl has 42 points with 14 goals and 28 assists. Tyson Barrie has 22 points with 19 assists and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 21 points with 10 goals and 11 assists while Darnell Hurse has 19 points with 7 goals and 12 assists. KAiler Yamamoto has 14 points split between 7 goals and 7 assists while Jesse Puljujarvi has 10 points with 7 goals and 3 assists. Edmonton’s made Mikko Koskinen the #1 goalie, giving up 17 appearances this season with an 8-9 record and a 3.30 GAA while Mike Smith’s made 12 appearances with 8 wins and a pair of shutouts along with a 2.18 GAA.
Ottawa is 18-44 in their last 62 games overall and 11-41 in their last 52 road games while the over is 6-2-1 in their last 9 games overall. Edmonton is 6-1 in their last 7 games following a win and 14-5 in their last 9 games overall while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games as a favorite. Ottawa is 0-6 in the last 6 meetings between these two teams.
The plus money with Ottawa is tempting considering that Edmonton is a streaky team and you get the feeling that an L is coming soon for Edmonton. However, that L probably won’t come against Ottawa considering that Edmonton’s won 6 straight against the Sens and the Senatros have proven to be a team that sucks all value out of plus money as this team can get beat on like a drum when you need them the most. I’ll back the Oilers on the puck line as I’m expecting another convincing win for Edmonton here.
Chris’s Pick Edmonton -1.5
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
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