Ottawa Senators vs Columbus Blue Jackets 4/2/2023 Picks

Ottawa Senators vs Columbus Blue Jackets 4/2/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, will feature the Stutzle-led Ottawa Senators and the Gaudreau-led Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday evening.

Ottawa is at 37-33-5 with 79 points, five points behind the second and final wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference with only seven games left to play.

The Senators won three of the last five contests played but lost the recent home defense versus the Toronto Maple Leafs to a horrible score of 0-3 on Saturday.

The Ottawa Senators made 31 shots with 38 hits and won 29 face-offs in the loss.

Left-winger Tim Stutzle recorded a team-leading 37 goals, 47 assists, and 84 points in leading the offense for the Senators this season.

At the pipes, GK Cam Talbot has a 16-14-1 record with a 2.88 goals-against average, a save percentage of .902, and one shutout start for the year.

On the offense, Ottawa recorded an average of 3.19 goals per match while on defense, the Senators have given away an average of 3.24 goals per contest.

On a power play, Ottawa scored 24.7% of the time while its penalty kill unit was successful 81.7% of the time.

The totals went OVER in 13 of the Senators’ last 19 outings while Ottawa is 4-8 straight up in its last 12 matches played.

The Ottawa Senators are 4-1 SU in their last 5 contests played versus Columbus and 1-5 straight up in their last 6 road games.

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Ottawa Senators vs Columbus Blue Jackets Predictions 4/2/2023

Columbus will be staying on their home ice looking to end a 4-game losing streak when hosting the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. The team is 23-43-8 overall with 54 points after ending its regular season competition.

The Blue Jackets lost four of the last five matches including a heartbreaking 0-7 shutout loss to the Florida Panthers in the recent home defense on Saturday.

The Blue Jackets made 21 shots with 28 hits while losing 28 face-offs versus the Panthers.

The best and leading skater for the Blue Jackets is Center Boone Jenner with a team-leading 25 goals while LW Johnny Gaudreau is the top setter with 50 assists and led Columbus in points with 69 for the season.

Goaltender Joonas Korpisalo is 15-13-4 with a goals-against average of 2.89 and posted a save percentage of .916 for the year.

Columbus recorded an average of 2.61 goals per contest and gave up an average of 3.93 goals per outing. On a power play, the Blue Jackets scored 18.9% of the time while its penalty kill unit succeeded 75.7% of the time.

The totals went OVER in 10 of Columbus’ last 13 games played while the Blue Jackets are 1-4 straight up in their last outings.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of Columbus’ last 5 contests played versus Ottawa while the Blue Jackets are 4-10 SU in their last 14 home matches.

Ottawa Senators vs. Columbus Blue Jackets. The NHL Pick for this contest is Ottawa -170. The Senators will avenge their last shutout loss with a road victory over the Blue Jackets who have a shutout loss of their own last time out.

Ottawa scored an average of 3.19 goals per game but also allowed an average of 3.24 goals per contest while Columbus posted an average of 2.61 goals per outing on the offense but gave up an average of 3.93 goals per game.

The prediction: Ottawa Senators will win 5-3.

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