Chicago Blackhawks vs Ottawa Senators Prediction 4/15/25 NHL Picks

Blackhawks Trying To Finish Year On High Note

Connor Bedard has a team-high 64 points with 21 goals and a team-high 43 assists while Ryan Donato has 61 points with 31 goals. Teuvo Teravainen has 58 points with 15 goals and 43 assists. Tyler Bertuzzi also has 45 points with 23 goals and 22 assists and Nick Foligno’s added 34 points with 15 goals and 19 assists so far this season. Ilya Mikheyev also has 34 points with 20 goals and 14 assists of his own as well this season. In goal, Arvid Soderblom is 10-18-7 with a 3.18 GAA and an .898 save percentage while Spencer Knight is 4-8-2 with a 3.20 GAA and an .893 save percentage as well in his time with the Blackhawks.

Why the Chicago Blackhawks will win

• The underdogs have won three of the Blackhawks' last four games at Canadian Tire Centre.
• The Senators have lost each of their last four Tuesday games as favorites.
• The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in nine of their last 10 home games after coming off overtime.
• The Blackhawks have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight games against the Senators.

Chicago Blackhawks Player Prop Facts

• Tyler Bertuzzi has scored a goal in three of the Blackhawks' last four road games.
• Sam Rinzel has recorded an assist in four of the Blackhawks' last five games.
• Ryan Donato has recorded at least one point in each of the Blackhawks' last six games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• Sam Rinzel ranks 1st amongst rookies for average time on ice (23:18) this season.

Ottawa Senators Recap

The Ottawa Senators come into this game looking to add on to their 4-3 OT win over the Philadelphia Flyers last time out to improve to 44-30-6 on the year. After this game, the Senators will close out the regular season with a game against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Senators Win Five Of Their Last Six

Tim Stutzle leads the Senators with 75 points including 23 goals and 52 assists while Brady Tkachuk has 55 points with a team-high 29 goals and 26 assists. Drake Batherson has 64 points with 23 goals and 41 assists and Claude Giroux has 15 goals and 35 assists while Jake Sanderson also has 55 points with 11 goals and 44 assists so far this season. Linus Ullmark is 24-14-3 with a 2.67 GAA and a .911 save percentage in goal for Ottawa so far this year while Mads Sogaard is 1-1 with a 5.24 GAA and a .800 save percentage and Anton Forsberg is 11-12-2 with a 2.67 GAA and a .904 save percentage as well this season. Leevi Merilainen has also gone 8-3-1 with a 1.99 GAA and a .925 save percentage this season.

Why the Ottawa Senators will win

• The Senators have won each of their last 10 games at Canadian Tire Centre following a win.
• The Blackhawks have lost each of their last seven games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Senators have covered the puck line in each of their last five games as home favorites against Central Division opponents.
• The Blackhawks have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six road games against opponents on a winning streak.

Ottawa Senators Player Prop Facts

• Thomas Chabot has recorded at least one assist in each of the Senators' last five games against opponents who are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• Tim Stutzle has recorded at least one point in each of the Senators' last seven games against Central Division opponents.
• Brady Tkachuk has scored at least one goal in four of the Senators' last five games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
• Shane Pinto has the most Shorthanded Goals for the Senators this season (3).

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Blackhawks' last six games following an overtime win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the Senators' last six Tuesday games as home favorites have gone OVER the total goals line.

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Ottawa Senators Prediction

I’m going to take a shot with the Blackhawks +1.5 in this one. I get the case to be made for Ottawa at home, but this is a hefty price to lay with the Senators who have nothing but pride and momentum to play for at this point. I mean sure it’s a back-to-back for Chicago, but the Blackhawks just went into Montreal and beat a Canadiens team that hasn’t locked up a playoff spot yet and looked motivated in doing so. I think Chicago can compete here and keep this one respectable if not win another one outright to close out the year. Give me Chicago +1.5.