The Ottawa Senators (34-31-5) and Boston Bruins (53-11-5) meet Tuesday at TD Garden. Opening puck drop in the Atlantic Division tussle is slated for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Ottawa vs. Boston odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Ottawa snapped a 5-game losing streak (0-4-1) with a 2-1 Monday win at Pittsburgh. The Senators coughed up 26 goals over those 5 games. The result was better Monday, but Ottawa did allow its most shots in a single game (49) since Dec. 27.
That Dec. 27 game — when the Sens allowed 51 shots — was against these Bruins. Boston lost that game 3-2 in a shootout and is 1-1-1 in 3 meetings with Ottawa. The Atlantic’s 1st-place team beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-0 on Sunday. The Bruins are back on home ice after a 3-2-0 road trip.
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Ottawa at Boston odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:46 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Senators +235 (bet $100 to win $235) | Bruins -280 (bet $280 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Senators +1.5 (+100) | Bruins -1.5 (-120)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Ottawa at Boston projected goalies
Mads Sogaard (5-4-2, 3.39 GAA, .881 SV%) vs. Linus Ullmark (34-5-1, 1.97 GAA, .935 SV%)
Sogaard made 25 saves in a 5-4 shootout loss to the TorontoMaple Leafs on Saturday. He has allowed at least 4 goals in each of his last 6 starts.
Ullmark stopped 30 of 31 shots in his last start against the Sens on Feb. 20. He owns a .939 SV% at home and overall save percentage in even-strength situations of .943 (per leftwinglock.com).
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Senators at Bruins picks and predictions
Prediction
Bruins 4, Senators 1
Moneyline
PASS. The Bruins are a lean but only somewhere in the middle (-250 perhaps) and only for bankrolls large enough to absorb the cost.
Puck line/Against the spread
The Bruins are a plus-13 in goal differential over their last 3 games. Look for them to continue that roll playing against an Ottawa club on the ice for a 2nd straight night. Six of Boston’s last 7 wins at home have been by multi-goal margins. BACK THE BRUINS -1.5 (-120).
Over/Under
Too much of a question mark in the Ottawa net. PASS.
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