| MATCHUP | Ottawa Senators | Columbus Blue Jackets |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 14-12-4 | 13-12-6 |
| Where | Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH | |
| When | Thursday, December 11, 2025 | |
| Time | 07:00 PM EST | |
| TV | ESPN+ | |
In this article, we will formulate a Senators vs Blue Jackets Prediction for this NHL game on Thursday, December 11th. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this NHL matchup.
Columbus Blue Jackets Preview
The Blue Jackets have 32 points this season with a 13-11-6 record, and are 16-14 ATS and 14-14 in over/under. They have a 6-3-3 home record and a 7-8-3 road record and are sitting 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They are coming off a 4-1 road loss to the Hurricanes, and their previous three games were a 2-0 road loss against the Capitals, a 7-6 road overtime loss against the Panthers, and a 6-5 home shootout win against the Red Wings.
Offensively, the Blue Jackets are averaging 2.90 goals per game and are scoring 18.9% of their power play opportunities. Defensively, they are allowing 3.40 goals per game and are killing 72.3% of their opponent’s power plays.
Zach Werenski leads the Blue Jackets with 30 points and 21 assists, while Dmitri Voronkov leads the team in goals with 11. Jet Greaves is the starting goalie for the Blue Jackets, and he has a 7-6-5 record, with 2.74 GAA and .906 SV%. Elvis Merzlikins is the backup goalie and he has a 6-5-1 record, with 3.87 GAA and .885 SV%.
Ottawa Senators Preview
The Senators have 30 points this season with a 13-12-4 record, and are 9-20 ATS and 18-11 in over/under. They have a 6-6-2 home record and a 7-6-2 road record and are sitting 7th in the Atlantic Division. They are coming off a 4-3 home loss to the Devils, and their previous three games were a 2-1 home loss against the Blues, a 4-2 home loss against the Rangers, and a 5-2 road win against the Canadiens.
Offensively, the Senators are averaging 3.00 goals per game and are scoring 24.7% of their power play opportunities. Defensively, they are allowing 3.31 goals per game and are killing 70.7% of their opponent’s power plays.
Drake Batherson leads the Senators with 26 points and 12 goals, while Jake Sanderson leads the team in assists with 18. Linus Ullmark is the starting goalie for the Senators, and he has a 10-8-4 record, with 3.05 GAA and .877 SV%. Leevi Merilainen is the backup goalie and he has a 3-4 record, with 3.36 GAA and .876 SV%.
Ottawa Senators @ Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends: December 11, 2025
Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win
- The Senators have lost each of their last five games as favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Blue Jackets have won six of their last seven games as home underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Blue Jackets have covered the puck line in each of their last 10 games as home underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in 12 of their last 13 games as road favorites.
- The home team has won the first period in each of the last five games between the Senators and Blue Jackets.
Why the Ottawa Senators will win
- The road team has won each of the Senators’ last four games.
- The Blue Jackets have lost each of their last four games following a road loss.
- The Blue Jackets have failed to cover the puck line in nine of their last 10 night games.
- The road team has covered the puck line in each of the Senators’ last four games.
- The Blue Jackets have lost the third period in each of their last eight games when leading after the second period.
Total Goals Facts
- Seven of the Senators’ last eight night games against Eastern Conference opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Each of the Blue Jackets’ last four games as underdogs following a road loss have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in seven of the last eight games between the Senators and Blue Jackets.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in seven of the Senators’ last eight games against Eastern Conference opponents.
Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts
- Sean Monahan has scored at least one goal in each of his last four appearances with the Blue Jackets as home underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Zach Werenski has recorded at least one assist in each of his last six home appearances against the Senators.
- Zach Werenski has recorded at least one point in each of the Blue Jackets’ last 11 games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Kirill Marchenko ranks 1st in the league for shootout goals (5) this season.
Ottawa Senators Player Prop Facts
- Fabian Zetterlund has scored a goal in each of the Senators’ last three games as road favorites.
- Brady Tkachuk has recorded at least one point in each of his last six appearances with the Senators as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
- David Perron has recorded at least one assist in eight of his last nine road appearances against the Blue Jackets.
- Nick Cousins has scored six career goals against the Blue Jackets – equal-most against any opponent (including playoffs).
Matchup/League Facts
- The Columbus Blue Jackets rank 29th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (72.29%).
- The Columbus Blue Jackets rank 26th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.40).
- The Ottawa Senators rank 31st in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (70.73%).
- The Ottawa Senators rank 5th in the league in power play percentage this season (24.73%).
Senators vs Blue Jackets Prediction
The Senators are 7-3 in their last 10 meetings against the Blue Jackets and the under is 6-3-1 in their last 10 meetings.
In this Senators vs Blue Jackets Prediction, the Senators are coming as -114 road favorites. Both teams have exactly 13 total wins this season and similar home/away splits. They are both coming into this matchup in poor form, as the Blue Jackets have three consecutive losses and the Senators are 1-5 in their last 6 games, as both teams struggling to score lately. They both average just 5.9 goals per game combined this season and most of their recent meetings have been low-scoring ones. Take the under 6.5 goals in this one.