Ottawa Senators (20-21-3) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (22-15-7)
January 20, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Pittsburgh Penguins -149 / Ottawa Senators +121; Over/Under: +6.5
The Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins meet Friday in NHL action at the PPG Paints Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Ottawa Senators Preview
The Ottawa Senators are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 27.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Tim Stutzle leads Ottawa with 20 goals, Brady Tkachuk has 30 assists and Alex DeBrincat has 155 shots on goal. Defensively, the Ottawa Senators are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 81.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Anton Forsberg has allowed 62 goals on 635 shots faced, and Cam Talbot has given up 69 goals on 710 shots.
The Pittsburgh Penguins Preview
The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 20.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Sidney Crosby leads Pittsburgh with 21 goals, Evgeni Malkin has 28 assists, and Rickard Rakell has 135 shots on goal. Defensively, the Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 81.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Tristan Jarry has allowed 67 goals on 816 shots faced, and Casey DeSmith has given up 57 goals on 594 shots.
Trends
The Senators are 61-140 in their last 201 road games. The Penguins are 10-3 in their last 13 games playing on 1 days rest and 3-9 in their last 12 overall. The under is 22-9 in Senators last 31 overall. The over is 4-1-1 in Penguins last 6 home games. The Senators are 4-22 in the last 26 meetings in Pittsburgh and 2-5 in the last 7 meetings. The favorite is 54-26 in the last 80 meetings. The home team is 36-16 in the last 52 meetings.
