Ottawa Senators vs Colorado Avalanche 1-14-23

Ottawa Senators vs Colorado Avalanche 1/14/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

Ottawa Senators vs Colorado Avalanche 1/14/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

 

The Ottawa Senators are heading to Colorado toward Ball Arena in Denver for a faceoff with the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, January 14.

 

Ottawa heads to this match-up with a 19-19-3 overall record after three winning three of its last five contests played including a 5-3 road win over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night.

 

GK Anton Forsberg defended the net well after giving away just three goals on 29 shots fired at him and gained a .897 save percentage in the victory.

 

RW Alex DeBrincat enhanced the offense of the Senators after pumping in one goal with one assist in the winning effort.   

 

The offense for Ottawa has been lackluster on the season averaging just 3.02 goals on 33.5 shots per game while their defense faltered after conceding 3.17 goals per outing.

 

Left-wingman Brady Tkachuk is the Senators’ top scorer with 41 points this season and also the team’s no.1 set-up man with 26 assists. LW Tim Stutzle led Ottawa in goal-scoring with 18 of 97 shots made this season.   

 

The totals went UNDER in 7 of the Senators’ last 10 matches and Ottawa is 2-4 straight up in its last 6 contests played versus Colorado.

 

The totals went OVER in 7 of the Senators’ last 8 outings when playing on the road against the Avalanche and Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games versus a rival from the Western Conference.

 

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Ottawa Senators vs Colorado Avalanche Predictions 1/14/2023

 

The Colorado Avalanche returns home this Saturday looking to end a two-game skid by facing the Ottawa Senators in another NHL action on the ice.

 

Colorado struggled just recently after losing seven of their last ten dropping their record to 20-17-3 on 43 points and took 6th place in the Central Division with a 9-8-3 home record this year.

 

The Avalanche comes into this battle after losing their recent road outing to the Chicago Blackhawks at 2-3 on Thursday evening.

 

Goalie Pavel Francouz had difficulty defending the net against the Blackhawks after allowing three goals on 30 shots tried at him in less than 58 minutes on the ice for a save percentage of .900.  

 

Colorado’s offense has been down and struggling to get up with an average of just 2.8 goals on 33.3 shots per game but their defense has been effective this season after conceding an average of only 2.9 goals per outing.

 

RW Mikko Rantanen is a workhorse for the Avalanche after scoring a total of 51 points with a team-leading 27 goals on 157 shots made for the year.

 

Center Nathan MacKinnon led all Colorado setters with 30 assists dispensed this season.   

 

The totals went UNDER in 4 of the Avalanche’s last 5 games and Colorado is 1-7 straight up in its last 8 matches played.

 

The totals went OVER in 15 of the Avalanche’s last 19 outings played versus Ottawa and Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 home contests.

 

Ottawa Senators vs. Colorado Avalanche. The NHL Pick for this contest is Colorado -180. The Avalanche is the better team here with the advantage of playing on their home ice against the bad Senators team on Saturday.

 

Colorado is 9-8-3 at home while Ottawa is 8-9-2 away from home. The Avalanche will bounce back from their last two losses with crowd support on their back this Saturday. The prediction: Colorado Avalanche will win 3-1.   

 

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Ottawa Senators vs Colorado Avalanche 1/14/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

NHL Starting Time: 7:00 PM ET

 

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO 

 

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023                

                                                                  

TV: Alti, NHLPP/ESPN+

 

NHL Odds/Point Spread: Colorado Avalanche -180         

   

NHL Totals: 6.0

 

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