The Ottawa Senators will be looking for another upset on Saturday night, but they still won't have team captain Daniel Alfredsson in the lineup for their playoff matchup with the New York Rangers.
The Senators tied the first-round series at 2-2 with a 3-2 win at home in Game 4 on Wednesday, despite Alfredsson missing that contest with a head injury. Kyle Turris provided the winning goal in OT.
The Rangers sit at 51-24-7 on the season; in comparison, the Senators are currently 41-31-10. Looking to wager on the totals? New York is 32-31-19 OU, and Ottawa is 42-38-2 OU.
View Ottawa vs NY Rangers Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Rangers as -175 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest at Sportsbook. The over under opened at 5 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.
Power Rankings:
The NHL Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the No. 14-rated Senators taking on the No. 7-rated Rangers in this contest.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New York's No. 13-ranked offense (2.8 goals per game) against a Senators defense that ranks No. 24 at 2.9 goals per game allowed. The Rangers Sportsbook has clicked at a 15.7% rate while the Senators have a 81.6% rate on the penalty kill.
New York was a 3-2 loser in its last match on the road against the Senators. They lost as +100 underdogs, while the total score of 5 made Sportsbooks of PUSH bettors.
Ottawa Senators Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing NY Rangers are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
New York Rangers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing Ottawa are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4
A few Senators at Rangers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 7 games on the road
Ottawa is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Ottawa's last 17 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
Ottawa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of the NY Rangers last 17 games when playing at home against Ottawa
NY Rangers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games
NY Rangers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home
NY Rangers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Ottawa
Next up:
Ottawa home to NY Rangers, Monday, April 23
