The Ottawa Senators have seemed to have found a winning formula. After a tough start to the New Year, losing four straight games, the Senators have now won five out of their last six and have collected points in seven of their last eight games.
The Senators have done an outstanding job defending over their recent run and my Senators vs. Rangers predictions calls for a low-scoring contest.
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Senators vs Rangers prediction
My Senators pick
Under 5.5 (+102 at Pinnacle)
My Senators analysis
Leevi Merilainen has been quite the story lately for this Ottawa Senators team. After getting the opportunity due to a Linus Ullmark injury, Merilainen has taken over the crease. After not playing any games in the NHL during the 2023-24 season, Merilainen has now gotten in nine games for Ottawa this year and has earned a 6-2-1 record. Not only is he winning games, but he’s also boasting a .917 save percentage with a 2.20 goals-against average.
Merilainen’s numbers have been incredibly impressive this season, but even more so in his last five starts. During this span, he is 4-0-1 with an unreal .940 save percentage and a 1.57 goals-against average. As a team, the Senators are allowing just 2.00 goals against over their last eight games and their penalty kill has been excellent as well.
Offensively, the group hasn’t been scoring as much as they would like, averaging just 2.38 goals per game in this span, but as long as they’re winning games, they don’t care how they’re doing it. Shane Pinto and Claude Giroux are leading the way during this stretch, both of who have notched six points, Pinto with two goals and four helpers while Giroux hasn’t found the back of the net, he’s been a bit of an apple tree handing out six assists.
One negative, but could be turned into a positive is Ottawa’s power play as of late. They’ve scored just one goal on the man-advantage in their last five games on a total of 13 attempts. While that might sound bad, the positive is that they’re still finding ways to win despite not scoring on the power play.
Senators vs Rangers odds analysis
The last time Ottawa was in Madison Square Garden they didn’t get what they deserved. They were the much better team that night, outshooting the New York Rangers by a margin of 41-18, but they had a hard time beating Igor Shesterkin.
Shesterkin is coming off a few days of rest and a shutout win, so he might be getting into a bit of a groove. On the flip side, the Rangers haven’t necessarily been firing on all cylinders offensively lately.
This game should be a bit low-scoring as both teams are in desperate need of the two points to try and climb the Eastern Conference standings. The under has hit in eight of the Senators’ last 10 games and I imagine they will do whatever they can to limit the Rangers offensively tonight, just like they did the last time they were in New York City.
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Senators vs Rangers odds
Senators vs Rangers live odds
Senators vs Rangers opening odds
- Puck line: Ottawa +1.5 (-235) | New York -1.5 (+202)
- Moneyline: Ottawa +112 | New York -124
- Over/Under: Over 5.5 (-115) | Under 5.5 (+102)
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Senators vs Rangers trend
The Rangers and Senators are both allowing less than three goals per game over their last seven games. Find more NHL betting trends for Senators vs. Rangers.
How to watch Senators vs Rangers
| Location: | Madison Square Garden, New York, NY |
| Date: | Tuesday, 1-21-2025 |
| Puck drop: | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| TV: | RDS2 |
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