| MATCHUP | New Jersey Devils | Ottawa Senators |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 17-12-1 | 13-12-4 |
| Where | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, ON | |
| When | Tuesday, December 9, 2025 | |
| Time | 07:00 PM EST | |
| TV | ESPN+ | |
The New Jersey Devils and Ottawa Senators meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Canadian Tire Centre. Here’s a New Jersey Devils vs Ottawa Senators Prediction. This article will include a New Jersey Devils vs Ottawa Senators Pick.
New Jersey Devils Betting Preview
The New Jersey Devils lost to the Golden Knights and Bruins, and they play the Lightning next. The Devils have lost 5 straight games.
The New Jersey Devils are averaging 2.83 goals per game and are scoring 23.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Timo Meier leads New Jersey with 11 goals, Jesper Bratt has 21 assists and Jack Hughes has 69 shots on goal. Defensively, the New Jersey Devils are allowing 3.07 goals per game and are killing 81 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 47 goals on 378 shots faced, while Jake Allen has given up 37 goals on 404 shots.
Ottawa Senators Betting Preview
The Ottawa Senators lost to the Blues and Rangers, and they play the Blue Jackets next. The Senators have lost 4 of their last 5 games.
The Ottawa Senators are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring 22.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Shane Pinto leads Ottawa with 12 goals, Jake Sanderson has 17 assists and Tim Stutzle has 68 shots on goal. Defensively, the Ottawa Senators are allowing 3.29 goals per game and are killing 69.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has allowed 64 goals on 519 shots faced, while Leevi Merilainen has given up 23 goals on 186 shots.
Why the Ottawa Senators will win
- The favorites have won each of the last six games between the Devils and Senators at Canadian Tire Centre.
- The Devils have lost six of their last seven night games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Senators have covered the puck line in each of their last six night games against the Devils following a loss.
- The Devils have failed to cover the puck line in nine of their last 10 night games.
- The Senators have won the second period in five of their last six home games against the Devils following a loss.
Why the New Jersey Devils will win
- The underdogs have won five of the Devils’ last six games.
- The Senators have lost five of their last six games as favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Devils have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine games as road underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in 13 of their last 15 home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Senators have lost the second period in seven of their last eight games following a loss.
Total Goals Facts
- Six of the Senators’ last seven night games against Eastern Conference opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Four of the Devils’ last five games against opponents on a losing streak have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Devils’ last 10 Tuesday night games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in 16 of the Senators’ last 17 games as home favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
Ottawa Senators Player Prop Facts
- Brady Tkachuk has scored a goal in three of the Senators’ last four games against the Devils.
- Drake Batherson has recorded at least one point in eight of the Senators’ last nine games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Thomas Chabot has recorded at least one assist in seven of his last eight home appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Tim Stutzle ranks T8th in the league for Game Winning Goals (3) this season.
New Jersey Devils Player Prop Facts
- Nico Hischier has scored the first goal in three of his four previous appearances with the Devils as road underdogs against the Senators.
- Timo Meier has scored a goal in five of the Devils’ last six games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- Timo Meier has recorded at least one point in each of the Devils’ last six games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- Evgenii Dadonov has recorded at least one assist in five of his last six appearances against the Senators at Canadian Tire Centre.
- Dawson Mercer ranks T7th in the league for multi-goal games (3) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Ottawa Senators rank 4th in the league for shots against per game this season (25.4).
- The Ottawa Senators rank T29th in the league for power play goals against this season (24).
- The New Jersey Devils rank 3rd in the league in short handed goals this season (4).
- The New Jersey Devils rank 27th in the league for Period 3 goals scored per game this season (0.93).
New Jersey Devils vs Ottawa Senators Prediction
The Senators are getting the benefit of the doubt because they’re at home, but the Devils have been the better team this season and are playing the better hockey. The Senators have lost 4 of their last 5 games and the offense has gone dark far too often. The Devils have won 6 of the last 9 games against the Senators, frequently having a field day offensively in those games. The Devils have been profitable on the season, and we can’t say the same for the Senators. You can argue the Devils and the plus money is one of the better value bets on Tuesday’s NHL card. I’ll take it.