New Jersey Devils are the season’s biggest surprise and are riding an unbelievably impressive eleven-game winning streak.
New Jersey travels to Ottawa to take on the soon-to-be Ryan Reynolds-led consortium-owned Senators looking to extend their winning streak on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday’s game is the second of three head-to-head NHL matchups between New Jersey and Ottawa in 2022-23.
We’ll review all the stats, odds, and betting information to find the Devils vs Senators best bets for Saturday’s betting ticket.
New Jersey Devils vs. Ottawa Senators
- Game: New Jersey Devils (14-3-0) vs. Ottawa Senators (6-9-1)
- Venue: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Start Time: Saturday, November 19, 2022. 1:00 P.M. ET
- Watch: NHL Network
Last Game or Fight Score Record
The New Jersey Devils and Ottawa Senators last met on November 10. The Devils’ Tomas Tatar opened the scoring, and Miles Wood added a goal in the second, while Nico Hischier scored twice, including the overtime winner.
Vitek Vanecek and Akira Schmid combined for twenty-five saves in the win. Travis Hamonic scored in the first, Shane Pinto scored twice for the Senators, and Anton Forsberg made thirty-seven saves in the loss.
New Jersey Devils vs. Ottawa Senators Analysis
The New Jersey Devils are the biggest surprise in the NHL standings to start the year. The Devils enter Saturday’s game with a 14-3-0 record and are on an eleven-game winning streak.
Devils Winning Streak
In fact, the Devils have won fourteen of their last fifteen games. That’s quite the streak. The Devils to make the NHL playoffs should be among your NHL picks if you play future bets.
New Jersey is a lock to make the playoffs, and it’s not American Thanksgiving yet. Like their record, the New Jersey Devils stats are very impressive.
The Devils are averaging 3.71 goals per game and 2.41 goals against per game. The Devils’ special teams are among the best units in the league, with the powerplay converting on 20% of their opportunities (eleven powerplay goals) and the penalty killers working at 80.7% (eleven powerplay goals against).
Devils’ at the Rankings
Jesper Bratt is due for a raise at the end of the season, leading the Devils and ranking highly in NHL player stats rankings with twenty-two points (seven goals, fifteen assists).
Ondrej Palat and Mackenzie Blackwood highlight the Devils’ NHL injury report. With Blackwood out, the Devils are relying on Vitek Vanecek and Akira Schmid in the net, the latter of whom is on an emergency loan.
Vitek Vaneck is the Starting Goalie
We think the New Jersey Devils will start Vitek Vaneck for the third game in a row. Vanecek has an 8-1-0 record, with a 2.15 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage.
The Ottawa Senators enter the NHL schedule today with a 6-9-1 record. The Senators have lost three of their last five games.
In their last game, the Senators defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-1. Austin Watson, Brady Tkachuk, Alex DeBrincat, and Tim Stutzle scored for the Senators, while Anton Forsberg made twenty-nine saves for the win.
NHL Stats
Brady Tkachuk will likely lead the Senators in NHL stats until the end of the season. Tkachuk leads the Senators with twenty-one points (seven goals, fourteen assists).
Reviewing team stats is essential to making any Ottawa Senators predictions or finding the Devils vs Senators best bets.
Senators’ Averaging Numbers
The Ottawa Senators are averaging 3.44 goals per game and 3.38 goals against per game. The Senators’ special teams are formidable, with the powerplay currently at 23% (fourteen powerplay goals) and the penalty kill is operating at 78.1% (fourteen powerplay goals against).
Since Cam Talbot has returned from injury, Anton Forsberg has been starting one game after two Talbot starts in a row.
With Forsberg getting the start and winning against the Sabres, we expect the Senators to start Talbot on Saturday.
Talbot has a 1-3-0 record, with a 2.51 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage since returning from injury.
If the Senators don’t follow their recent goaltending rotations and go back to Forsberg, he has a 4-6-1 record with a 3.35 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage.
Odds Breakdown
As of publication, there were limited odds available for this game, but we’ll work with what’s available to find the Devils vs Senators best bets. There will be more lines available closer to the puck drop.
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils will be the moneyline favorite, averaging -125 odds. The Devils have a 14-3 record on the money line.
The puck line spread odds aren’t out yet, but we can make a few predictions. The Devils will be listed at -1.5 against the spread and about +200 odds. New Jersey has an 11-6 record against the spread.
Ottawa Senators
Moneyline
The Ottawa Senators will be the moneyline underdog on Saturday. Ottawa’s odds are listed at an average of 105, although you can find this 105 at either plus or minus odds. The Senators have a 6-10 moneyline record.
Puckline
The Senators will be listed at +1.5 against the spread with approximately -200 odds. Ottawa has a 10-6 record against the spread.
Depending on your online sportsbook, you’ll have a range of total goal lines to choose from.
As of publication, we’ve found this game listed with a total goals line of 6.0 and 5.5, slightly down from the predominant total goals line of 6.5.
The over is listed with odds from -138 (6.0 goals) to -200 (5.5 goals). The Under is listed with odds between +145 (5.5 goals) and -105 (6.0 goals). The Devils and Senators both have an 8-8 over/under record.
New Jersey Devils vs. Ottawa Senators Betting Pick and Prediction
We might not have NHL odds, but we don’t need them to find our Devils vs. Senators’ best bets. Here are our two best bets for Saturday’s game.
We’re taking the New Jersey Devils to extend their winning streak to eleven and win on the moneyline.
Depending on the spread odds, we might take the Devils to cover the spread (-1.5). This pick depends more on the Ottawa Senators than New Jersey.
Who to Bet On?
The Senators have lost by a 1.5 goal margin in two of their last three losses, while the Devils have only won two of their previous five wins by a 1.5 goal spread.
The Ottawa Senators will likely lose this game; it depends on how much they lose by.
If the spread doesn’t interest you, then we’re taking the over of 5.5 or 6 as one of our Devils vs Senators best bets.
The Senators and Devils have played in three games in their last five that have exceeded a total goals number of six, including combining for seven goals in their first matchup. Take the over as one of our Devils vs Senators best bets.
NHL Pick: Over 6 (-138)
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