Utah Hockey Club vs Ottawa Senators Prediction 1/26/25 NHL Picks

The Utah Hockey Club and Ottawa Senators meet Sunday in NHL action at the Canadian Tire Centre. Here’s a Utah Hockey Club vs Ottawa Senators Prediction. This article will include a Utah Hockey Club vs Ottawa Senators Pick.

Utah Hockey Club Betting Preview

The Utah Hockey Club beat the Wild, lost to the Jets, and they play the Penguins, Blue Jackets, and Blues next. The Utah Hockey Club are averaging 2.88 goals per game and is scoring 22.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Clayton Keller leads Utah with 17 goals, Nick Schmaltz has 29 assists and Logan Cooley has 101 shots on goal. Defensively, the Utah Hockey Club is allowing 2.96 goals per game and is killing 81.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Connor Ingram has given up 43 goals on 443 shots faced, while Karel Vejmelka has allowed 69 goals on 790 shots.

Ottawa Senators Betting Preview

The Ottawa Senators lost to the Bruins, beat the Maple Leafs, and they play the Capitals, Wild, and Predators next. The Ottawa Senators are averaging 2.73 goals per game and are scoring 22.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Brady Tkachuk leads Ottawa with 18 goals, Tim Stutzle has 30 assists and Thomas Chabot has 103 shots on goal. Defensively, the Ottawa Senators are allowing 2.77 goals per game and are killing 78.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has allowed 51 goals on 602 shots faced, and Anton Forsberg has given up 46 goals on 414 shots.

Why the Ottawa Senators will win

• The Senators have won five of their last six home games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Senators have covered the puck line in 10 of their last 12 games as home favorites on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• Utah has failed to cover the puck line in three of its last four games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• Utah has lost the second period in four of its last five games as an underdog against Atlantic Division opponents.

Why the Utah Hockey Club will win

• The underdogs have won six of the Senators’ last eight games.
• The Senators have lost four of their last six games as favorites.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in 14 of the Senators’ last 16 games at Canadian Tire Centre.
• The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in 12 of their last 14 games as home favorites.
• The underdogs have won the third period in three of the Senators’ last four games.

Utah Hockey Club vs Ottawa Senators Injury Report

The Ottawa Senators will be without Cole Reinhardt, Jake Sanderson, Linus Ullmark, Noah Gregor, Josh Noris, Zack MacEwen, Jacob Bernard-Docker, and Travis Hamonic.

The Utah Hockey Club will be without Dylan Guenther and Tij Iginla. Mikhail Sergachev is questionable for Utah.

Utah Hockey Club vs Ottawa Senators Prediction

The Ottawa Senators are on the end of a back-to-back, but they’ve played decent hockey as of late and are coming off a nice win over the Maple Leafs. The Utah Hockey Club have run hot and cold all season long, and I don’t trust them defensively most nights. That’s even worse on the road. Utah has allowed four or more goals in four of its last nine games. The Senators have allowed two or fewer goals in seven of their last nine games. The Senators also blasted Utah back in October 4-0, which may not mean much now, but it’s fair to say Ottawa is better than it was earlier in the season. The price is cheap. Give me the Senators and the cheap price.