Ottawa Senators vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 3/14/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+145) Oilers (-175)

The Edmonton Oilers (36-23-8) will try to beat the Ottawa Senators (33-29-4) at Rogers Place on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Ottawa at +145 and Edmonton opens at -175. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Ottawa Senators will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-1 defeat against the Flames their last time out. Ottawa recorded 6 mins in the box in this outing. The Senators had a below average offensive performance in the defeat. Furthermore, they had 4 power play tries but weren't able to make the most of them. For the game, they netted 1 out of the 31 shots they attempted.

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With regard to their scoring capabilities, the Ottawa Senators have notched 205 goals (18th in hockey) this year and have surrendered 212. For the current campaign, they have earned 70 points and their points percentage comes in at .530. Ottawa has compiled 248 power play opportunities and they have notched 58 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 23.39%. When playing at even strength, the Senators have conceded 171 goals while scoring 147 as an offensive unit. Ottawa has attempted 2,179 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.4%. The Senators so far have had 2,089 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .899. Ottawa Senators opponents have totaled 241 power play tries (3rd in professional hockey) and have a total of 41 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Mads Sogaard. Sogaard has participated in 11 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has compiled a record of 6-3-1 and he has gotten the start in 10 games. The opposition has racked up 31 goals versus Sogaard in his career and his goals against rate is 3.07. Sogaard has seen 290 shot attempts against him and has amassed 259 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .893 for his 605 minutes played. During his career on the ice, Sogaard has compiled 5 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .500.

Their last time out, Edmonton faced off against the Maple Leafs in a game where the Oilers ended up losing by a tally of 7-4. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this one and recorded 1 out of those attempts. The Oilers recorded 4 goals of the 26 shots on goal they tried.

Edmonton has taken 2,228 shots (6th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.58%, while allowing their opponents 2,130 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 74.89% on their opponents 235 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 89.5%. They have a total of 231 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 31.60%. The Oilers have racked up 185 goals at even strength and 73 goals (1st in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 223 goals to be scored by way of 164 goals at even strength and 59 goals while they had less men on the ice. Over the course of the season, the Edmonton Oilers have tallied 258 goals, 80 points, and a points percentage of .597.

For the opposition you are likely to see Stuart Skinner defending the goal. Skinner has compiled a lifetime record of 26-20-4 and has participated in 53 contests. Skinner's quality start percentage is 56.0% and he has 28 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has racked up 1,482 stops out of the 1,628 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .910. Opponents are averaging 2.89 goals/game and he has yielded 146 goals in total. He has started in 50 games and his ice time sits at 3,033 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Edmonton (-175) and under 7 goals

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