Washington Capitals vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NHL, 16 Jan 2025

Find Out Why We’re Backing Sens

We’re eager to bet on the Senators to beat the Capitals and that leads us to the Moneyline for our prediction. It’s difficult to turn down the -110 that they claim the win.

Previous H2H Was Senators Overtime Win

Washington Capitals have won their previous two games. The latest was a 3-0 home triumph at Capital One Arena against Anaheim Ducks. John Carlson, Ethen Frank and Brandon Duhaime each scored one goal. For the shutout, Logan Thompson made 19 saves.

Ottawa Senators have triumphed in their last three games. The latest of these was on the road where New York Islanders were beaten 2-0 at UBS Arena. Artyom Zub and Adam Gaudette scored one goal each. Leevi Merilaeinen made 24 saves for his shutout.

These two teams last met at Capital One Arena, with the Sens claiming the win. Beating the Caps by a 3-2 scoreline. It’s been five wins for each team over the previous 10 H2H meetings.

Starting Goalies

Logan Thompson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	31-4-6	2.32	.917	2
23/24	25-14-3	2.7	.908	1

Leevi Merilainen (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	8-3-1	1.99	.925	3

6 wins, 1 loss and 3 overtime losses, averaging 3.4 goals from 24.9 shots on goal, with a 25.0% powerplay efficiency. The Caps have been giving up 2.2 goals from 29.7 shots, averaging 3.6 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 88.9%.

Tom Wilson is the top points scorer with 9 points, 6 goals and 3 assists, with Jakob Chychrun recording 9 points, 3 goals and 6 assists, in the last 10 games. Goalie Logan Thompson have a 1.79 goal against average with a .940 save percentage, including one shutout.

The Sens have 4 wins, 5 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.0 goals from 27.0 shots on goal, with a 16.7% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 2.5 goals from 25.8 shots, averaging 4.4 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 86.4%.

The top points scorer is Claude Giroux with 6 points, 1 goal and 5 assists, while Shane Pinto is next in line after registering 5 points, 2 goals and 3 assists. Goalie Leevi Merilaeinen have a 1.62 GAA with a .940 SV%, including two shutouts.

Expert NHL Analysis

The formbook is always a good place to start ahead of making NHL picks. Team news is also an important port of call, while the player and goalie stats we present always tell an interesting story.

Key Capitals vs Senators stats:

• Senators have won 6 of their last 10 games at home.
• Senators have won 12 of their last 20 games.
• Senators have won 3 consecutive games.
• Capitals have lost 3 of their last 5 games on the road.

Washington Capitals vs Ottawa Senators Prediction

The -110 about Ottawa Senators look very attractive when it comes to the Moneyline. We think the visitors can be beaten in this NHL clash, so this is our pick.

Ottawa are available at a range of odds against the Puck Line. If you are looking for more juice, then consider this option and choose the right bet for you.

Sens Moneyline Probability

The sportsbooks imply that our pick has a 52.4% prospect of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and estimate the probability to be closer to 60%. This hockey bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

Our Pick

Senators Moneyline @ -110 Bet Now

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Claude Giroux Over 1.5 Shots -123

Claude Giroux (Senators) has totaled Over 1.5 shots on goal in 4 straight home games. We’re expecting history to repeat itself and for him to cover the Shots on Goal line at odds of -123.

Latest Claude Giroux Player Prop Odds

Goals

Anytime

+280

First

+1400

Shots on Goal

Over 1.5

-114

Under 1.5

-114

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Correct Score Prediction

Capitals 2 - 3 Senators

The Senators are available at +800 to secure a 3-2 victory. Many bettors enjoy a correct score wager and there are some nice potential returns to be had.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Score

Capitals

Senators

1-0

Capitals

+4000

Senators

+4500

2-0

Capitals

+4000

Senators

+4500

2-1

Capitals

+1200

Senators

+1200

3-0

Capitals

+2500

Senators

+2500

3-1

Capitals

+1700

Senators

+1800

3-2

Capitals

+800

Senators

+800

4-0

Capitals

+3500

Senators

+3500

4-1

Capitals

+1400

Senators

+1400

4-2

Capitals

+1600

Senators

+1600

4-3

Capitals

+1100

Senators

+1100

5-0

Capitals

+7000

Senators

+6600

5-1

Capitals

+2500

Senators

+2400

5-2

Capitals

+1700

Senators

+1700

5-3

Capitals

+2800

Senators

+2800

5-4

Capitals

+2400

Senators

+2400

6-0

Capitals

+11000

Senators

+10000

6-1

Capitals

+6600

Senators

+6000

6-2

Capitals

+3500

Senators

+3300

6-3

Capitals

+3500

Senators

+3300

6-4

Capitals

+6000

Senators

+6000

6-5

Capitals

+6000

Senators

+6000

7-1

Capitals

+11000

Senators

+10000

7-2

Capitals

+9000

Senators

+9000

7-3

Capitals

+7000

Senators

+6600

7-4

Capitals

+8000

Senators

+8000

7-5

Capitals

+13000

Senators

+13000

7-6

Capitals

+15000

Senators

+14000

8-4

Capitals

+14000

Senators

+14000

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Washington Capitals vs Ottawa Senators 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 Predicting a Tight Affair

The betting odds about Ottawa Senators winning is -111, with Washington Capitals priced up at -109 to achieve victory. The leading sportsbooks give the hosts a 53% chance of success.

The puck line is 1.5 and the total goals line is currently 5.5. NHL bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on Totals. If you're keen on Over 5.5, this selection is available at -110.

If you think the Sens can open the scoring, they are the -120 favorites. If you expect the Caps to find the net first, then odds of -120 are available.

National Hockey League bettors are spoilt for choice thanks to the hundreds of game lines and team props which are available for every clash on the coupon. Head to the betting sites and find the best value picks.

Moneyline

Capitals

-109

Senators

-111

3-Way Moneyline

Capitals

+145

Tie

+320

Senators

+143

Puck Line

Capitals +1.5

-278

Senators -1.5

+215

Total Goals

Under 5.5

-110

Over 5.5

-110

Alex Ovechkin Favorite to Light the Lamp First

Alex Ovechkin is available at +140 when it comes to Anytime Goalscorer. The favorite is now priced at odds of +800 to find the net first.

Player Goals

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

First

+140

Anytime

+800

Brady Tkachuk (Senators)

First

+150

Anytime

+850

Tim Stützle (Senators)

First

+195

Anytime

+1000

Drake Batherson (Senators)

First

+215

Anytime

+1100

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

First

+240

Anytime

+1200

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

First

+255

Anytime

+1300

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

First

+265

Anytime

+1300

Josh Norris (Senators)

First

+265

Anytime

+1300

Claude Giroux (Senators)

First

+280

Anytime

+1400

Pierre-Luc Dubois (Capitals)

First

+300

Anytime

+1500

Alexei Protas (Capitals)

First

+340

Anytime

+1600

Adam Gaudette (Senators)

First

+340

Anytime

+1600

Andrew Mangiapane (Capitals)

First

+340

Anytime

+1600

Ridly Greig (Senators)

First

+370

Anytime

+1700

Shane Pinto (Senators)

First

+370

Anytime

+1700

Michael Amadio (Senators)

First

+390

Anytime

+1800

Jakub Vrána (Capitals)

First

+400

Anytime

+1800

Hendrix Lapierre (Capitals)

First

+430

Anytime

+1900

Ivan Miroshnichenko (Capitals)

First

+430

Anytime

+1900

Nick Cousins (Senators)

First

+460

Anytime

+2000

Lars Eller (Capitals)

First

+475

Anytime

+2000

Jakob Chychrun (Capitals)

First

+475

Anytime

+2000

Jake Sanderson (Senators)

First

+510

Anytime

+2200

Noah Gregor (Senators)

First

+510

Anytime

+2200

Thomas Chabot (Senators)

First

+510

Anytime

+2200

John Carlson (Capitals)

First

+510

Anytime

+2200

Player Shots

Alex Ovechkin (Capitals)

Over 3.5

+120

Under 3.5

-156

Brady Tkachuk (Senators)

Over 3.5

-100

Under 3.5

-130

Tom Wilson (Capitals)

Over 2.5

+175

Under 2.5

-238

Tim Stützle (Senators)

Over 1.5

-167

Under 1.5

+128

Drake Batherson (Senators)

Over 1.5

-185

Under 1.5

+140

Connor McMichael (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-130

Under 1.5

-100

Dylan Strome (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-114

Under 1.5

-114

Claude Giroux (Senators)

Over 1.5

-114

Under 1.5

-114

Jake Sanderson (Senators)

Over 1.5

-164

Under 1.5

+125

John Carlson (Capitals)

Over 1.5

-143

Under 1.5

+110

Micro Betting

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Starting Lineups

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Division Conference League

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	-	-

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