Senators at Penguins 12/30/19 - NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Dec. 30, 2019
TV: ATTSN-PT
Latest Odds : PIT -240 O/U 6.5
The Ottawa Senators conclude a back-to-back on Monday when visiting the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Senators host the New Jersey Devils Sunday before heading off to play the Penguins. Ottawa improved to 16-18-4 and 36 points with a 3-1 victory last Monday over Buffalo. Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored a pair of goals in the win for the Senators and Craig Anderson made 43 saves in net.
Anthony Duclair leads Ottawa in goals scored with 21 and points with 30, while Thomas Chabot is the assists leader with 19. Craig Anderson is 6-8-0 with goals against per game of 2.88 and saves percentage of .908. Ottawa is scoring an average of 2.79 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.18 per game.
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Pittsburgh looks for its third straight victory on Monday when hosting the Senators. The Penguins improved to 23-11-4 and 50 points following a 6-4 victory over the Nashville Predators completing a home-and-home sweep of the Predators. Jake Guentzel scored on the power-play with just 1:03 left to play helping the Penguins beat the Predators on Saturday.
Jake Guentzel is leading the Penguins in goals scored with 19 and in points with 40. Evgeni Malkin is the leader in assists with 25. In net, Matt Murray is 11-6-4 with goals against of 2.96 and saves percentage of .894. The Penguins are scoring an average of 3.39 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.68 per game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Ottawa is 16-35 in its last 51 when playing the second half of a back-to-back
The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Senators last 6
Pittsburgh is 6-1 in its last 7
The UNDER has cashed in 23 of the Penguins last 33 games at home
Free Betting Pick: Pittsburgh Penguins -240
Pittsburgh is playing excellent hockey having won 6 of its last 7 and each of the last two since returning from the holiday break. The Penguins head-to-head with Ottawa have won 5 of the last 7 and 20 of the last 26 on their home ice in Pittsburgh. In addition, the home team (Pittsburgh) has won 20 of the last 26 between the two. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Penguins win 4-2