Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators 1/18/2023 Picks

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators 1/18/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

NHL action will resume with the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario on Wednesday.

The Penguins enter this inter-division competition following a 4-3 overtime win at home versus the Anaheim Ducks on Monday.

Pittsburgh improved to 22-15-6 overall and placed 5th in the Metropolitan Division with 50 points earned and a 10-10-2 road record this season.

On Monday, the Penguins were down by a 3-2 deficit in the final period but RW Bryan Rust nailed a goal in the 19:35 minute of the 3rd period that tied the score at 3-3 and forced the match into overtime.

LW Jake Guentzel punched his 18th goal on the season on an assist from Center Sidney Crosby that gave Pittsburgh its one-point win.

Left-wingman Jason Zucker puts the Penguins on the scoreboard first with a goal in the opening period on assists from Center Evgeni Malkin and RW Rickard Rakell.

Malkin also nailed a solo goal in the second period giving Pittsburgh its 2-1 lead on the way to their 4-3 triumph.

Rickard Rakell was the Penguins’ top setter in the match with 3 assists while Jake Guentzel led the offense with one goal and one assist.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 3-8 straight up in their last 11 matches and 5-1 SU in their last 6 games played versus Ottawa.

The Penguins are 1-5 straight up in their last 6 road outings and 3-7 SU in their last 10 contests when playing on the road against the Senators.

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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators Predictions 1/18/2023

The Ottawa Senators are going back home to get back from their recent road loss to the St. Louis Blues by hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.

Ottawa at 19-21-3 will try to end a two-game losing streak by coming to this match-up at home with an 11-10-1 record.

The Senators ended up scoring just one goal late in the second period from LW Tim Stutzle on assists from LW Brady Tkachuk and RW Drake Batherson putting the game at 1-2 in the losing effort.

Ottawa’s defense faltered giving away two successive goals to St. Louis in the opening period.

Ottawa’s Left-wingman Tim Stutzle is the leading goal scorer for the Senators this season at 19 with 6 coming from a power-play shot on 105 total shots made this season.

LW Brady Tkachuk is Ottawa’s no.1 set-up man with 27 assists and the top scorer with 42 points on the year. Tkachuk made 12 power-play assists for the Senators this season.

The totals went UNDER in 8 of Ottawa’s last 12 contests. The Senators are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.

The totals went OVER in 5 of Ottawa’s last 6 outings with Pittsburgh and went UNDER in 7 of the Senators’ last 8 home matches.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Ottawa Senators. The NHL Pick for this contest is Pittsburgh +102. The Penguins are the better team in this one and they will dominate this match-up on the road with a 10-10-2 record against the bad team of the Senators.

Pittsburgh won three of their last five with victory in their recent tour while Ottawa won only one game in their last five with a two-game losing streak. The prediction: Pittsburgh Penguins will win 7-2.

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