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Under 5.5 Looks the Best Option

There are betting odds of +105 when it comes to the Senators and the Wild going under the 5.5 goals line. This looks too good an opportunity to pass up.

Wild Have 7 Wins in Last 9 H2H Battles

Ottawa Senators have been defeated in back-to-back games. On the road, they recently suffered a 4-2 loss against Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre. Tim Stutzle and Ridly Greig scored one goal apiece.

Minnesota Wild won their last game 3-2 (OT), making it back-to-back successes. This was a road victory at American Airlines Center against Dallas Stars. Brock Faber, Jonas Brodin and Marcus Foligno scored one goal apiece. Goalie Filip Gustavsson made a total of 27 saves (.931).

The scoreline was 3-2 in favor of the Wild when they last played the Sens, with the encounter taking place at Xcel Energy Center. In the past 9 H2H meetings, the Wild have won seven.

Starting Goalies

Leevi Merilainen (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 8-3-1 1.99 .925 3
Filip Gustavsson (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 28-16-4 2.47 .918 5
23/24 20-18-4 3.06 .899 3
Ottawa Senators – Last 10 Games

7 wins and 3 losses, averaging 3.0 goals from 28.2 shots on goal, with a 17.1% powerplay efficiency. The Sens have been giving up 2.1 goals from 27.2 shots, averaging 3.1 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 83.9%.

Tim Stutzle is the top points scorer with 10 points, 2 goals and 8 assists, with Drake Batherson racking up 8 points, 4 goals and 4 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Linus Ullmark have a 1.10 goal against average with a .964 save percentage, including two shutouts.

Minnesota Wild – Last 10 Games

The Wild have 4 wins and 6 losses, averaging 2.1 goals from 25.5 shots on goal, with a 6.7% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.7 goals from 27.8 shots, averaging 3.4 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 70.6%.

The top points scorer is Kirill Kaprizov with 8 points, 6 goals and 2 assists, while Marco Rossi is next in line after registering 6 points, 3 goals and 3 assists. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury have a 3.05 GAA with a .886 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

A great deal of research goes into our NHL predictions. We start by studying the latest form and getting a handle on injuries. The key player and goalie stats can then be used as the missing piece of the jigsaw.

Key Senators vs Wild stats:

  • The 5.5 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 Senators games.
  • The 5.5 line hasn’t been covered in 3 of the last 5 Senators games.
  • The 5.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Wild games at home.
  • The 5.5 line hasn’t been covered in 11 of the last 17 Wild games at home this season.
  • The 5.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 games between these teams.

Ottawa Senators vs Minnesota Wild Prediction

There’s every chance that we will see a low combined goals total for this NHL encounter. We’ll therefore shoot for Unders and this is available at an eye-catching +105.

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Under 5.5 Probability

The sportsbooks imply that our pick has a 48.8% prospect of winning. After careful examination, our experts have this probability somewhere between 55-60%. This is why we can recommend this hockey bet.

Our Pick

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Player Props

Top Pick: Marco Rossi Over 1.5 Shots -164 bet365 logo

Marco Rossi (Wild) has fired Over 1.5 shots on goal in 3 straight home games. We recommend backing the -164 that he is able to cover the line, with this Shots on Goal wager hopefully providing a return.

Latest Marco Rossi Player Prop Odds

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Ottawa Senators vs Minnesota Wild Bet Builder Tips

Totals Under 5.5
To Score Brady Tkachuk
Shots on Goal Marco Rossi Over 1.5

Our same game parlay pick is Under 5.5 goals, Brady Tkachuk (Senators) to score and Marco Rossi (Wild) to have Over 1.5 shots.

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Ottawa Senators vs Minnesota Wild Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Expecting a Wild Victory

Minnesota Wild have the shortest price to win this game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 61% probability due to their -154 Moneyline betting odds. At +128, Ottawa Senators are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 6. There is no denying the popularity of wagering on Totals. If you want to wager Over 6, there are odds of -104.

Wagering on the Race to 3 Goals allows bettors to back favorites Wild at -115. On the flip side, the Sens are +200 should you think they’ll get to this total first.

You can find hundreds of game lines and team props for every National Hockey League clash, with the betting sites creating lots of different options. Check out the pre-game and in-game selections before placing your bets.

Kirill Kaprizov Favorite to Score the First Goal

Favorite Kirill Kaprizov is available at +600 to be the First Goalscorer. Similar odds apply if you’re interested in this player to score the last goal.

Player Goals

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)
First
-105
Anytime
+600
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Matthew Boldy (Wild)
First
+145
Anytime
+850
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Brady Tkachuk (Senators)
First
+160
Anytime
+900
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Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild)
First
+170
Anytime
+950
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Player Shots

Matthew Boldy (Wild)
Over 3.5
+135
Under 3.5
-175
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Brady Tkachuk (Senators)
Over 3.5
-123
Under 3.5
-105
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Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild)
Over 2.5
-130
Under 2.5
-100
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Tim Stützle (Senators)
Over 2.5
+140
Under 2.5
-185
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Micro Betting

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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

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Moneyline

  • 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

Puck Line

Total Goals

Total Goals

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team News

Ottawa Senators Player Stats & Roster

# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
18 Tim Stutzle 35 20 12 28 40 6
19 Drake Batherson 35 18.38 13 22 35 -2
7 Brady Tkachuk 35 18.38 16 18 34 1

Minnesota Wild Player Stats & Roster

# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
97 Kirill Kaprizov 34 22.62 23 27 50 21
12 Matthew Boldy 36 19.64 13 18 31 5
48 Marco Rossi 36 17.81 12 17 29 13

Injuries & Suspensions

Ottawa Senators Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Artyom Zub
Injured
Linus Ullmark
Injured
Anton Forsberg
Injured
David Perron
Injured
Michael Amadio
Injured

Minnesota Wild Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Jakub Lauko
Injured
Kirill Kaprizov
Injured
Jacob Middleton
Injured

Starting Lineups

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32
Filip Gustavsson
25
Jonas Brodin
7
Brock Faber
12
Matthew Boldy
23
Marco Rossi
36
Mats Zuccarello
28
Claude Giroux
18
Tim Stutzle
7
Brady Tkachuk
3
Nick Jensen
72
Thomas Chabot
1
Leevi Merilaeinen

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Ottawa Senators logo Ottawa Senators

32
Filip Gustavsson
47
Declan Chisholm
46
Jared Spurgeon
90
Marcus Johansson
14
Joel Eriksson Ek
38
Ryan Hartman
19
Drake Batherson
9
Josh Norris
51
Cole Reinhardt
23
Travis Hamonic
85
Jake Sanderson
1
Leevi Merilaeinen

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Ottawa Senators logo Ottawa Senators

32
Filip Gustavsson
4
Jon Merrill
24
Zach Bogosian
17
Marcus Foligno
89
Frederick Gaudreau
13
Yakov Trenin
71
Ridly Greig
12
Shane Pinto
21
Nick Cousins
24
Jacob Bernard-Docker
43
Tyler Kleven
1
Leevi Merilaeinen

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Ottawa Senators logo Ottawa Senators

32
Filip Gustavsson
19
Devin Shore
22
Marat Khusnutdinov
39
Ben Jones
81
Adam Gaudette
38
Zack Ostapchuk
73
Noah Gregor
33
Nikolas Matinpalo
1
Leevi Merilaeinen

Previous Ottawa Senators Lineups

28 Dec NHL
Senators 2-4 Jets
22 Dec NHL
Senators 1-3 Oilers
21 Dec NHL
Senators 5-4 Canucks
19 Dec NHL
Senators 3-2 Flames
17 Dec NHL
Senators 3-0 Kraken
14 Dec NHL
Penguins 2-3 Senators
13 Dec NHL
Senators 3-0 Hurricanes
11 Dec NHL
Ducks 1-5 Senators
08 Dec NHL
Islanders 4-2 Senators
07 Dec NHL
Predators 1-3 Senators

Previous Minnesota Wild Lineups

27 Dec NHL
Wild 3-2 Stars
23 Dec NHL
Blackhawks 3-4 Wild
21 Dec NHL
Wild 0-5 Jets
20 Dec NHL
Utah HC 2-1 Wild
18 Dec NHL
Panthers 6-1 Wild
15 Dec NHL
Golden Knights 3-2 Wild
14 Dec NHL
Flyers 1-4 Wild
12 Dec NHL
Oilers 7-1 Wild
10 Dec NHL
Wild 5-4 Utah HC
07 Dec NHL
Wild 1-4 Kings

NHL Standings

Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 NY Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 NY Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Nashville 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 St Louis 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Utah 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Winnipeg 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Anaheim 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 LA Kings 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 San Jose 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Vegas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 NY Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 NY Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Nashville 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 St Louis 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Utah 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Winnipeg 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Anaheim 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 LA Kings 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 San Jose 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Vegas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Anaheim 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
2 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
3 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
4 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
5 Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
6 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
7 Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
8 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
9 Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
10 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
11 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
12 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
13 LA Kings 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
14 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
15 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
16 Nashville 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
17 New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
18 NY Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
19 NY Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
20 Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
21 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
22 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
23 San Jose 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
24 Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
25 St Louis 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
26 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
27 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
28 Utah 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
29 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
30 Vegas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
31 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
32 Winnipeg 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -