Red Wings vs Senators Prediction, Odds and Picks, Feb. 27
Playoffs Within Reach
The Ottawa Senators can put themselves right in the middle of the Eastern Conference wild-card race on Monday when they host the Detroit Red Wings for the first of back-to-back games.
The Senators are seven points behind Pittsburgh with a game in hand for the second wild-card spot after going 8-3-1 in their past 12 games, capped by a 5-2 triumph over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Ottawa would move ahead of Detroit with a pair of regulation victories.
The Red Wings have been on a roll of late as well, winning seven of eight games before being shut out by Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0 on Saturday despite a 45-18 edge in shots on goal.
According to the NHL conference odds, Detroit is +8000 to win the East and Ottawa is +25000.
Let’s check the latest NHL news, stats, injury reports, and NHL lines for Red Wings vs Senators. We’ve got plenty of NHL picks for you to consider.
Red Wings Look to Rebound
Detroit did not do much wrong Saturday. The Red Wings just couldn’t find a way to get the puck past a two-time Stanley Cup-winning goalie.
Leading scorer Dylan Larkin was held off the scoresheet despite six shots on goal, but still has 14 of his 57 points in the past 10 contests. Goalie Ville Husso (23-14-5) has also been solid over his past eight outings, going 6-2-0 with a .935 save percentage (SV%).
The Red Wings have allowed 19 goals over their last nine games but still sit in the middle of the league in goals-against average (GAA) at 3.12 and in the bottom half in penalty killing (78.3 percent).
According to Detroit Red Wings lines, the under is 3-0-1 in their last four games overall and 4-0 in their past four against the East.
Ottawa on the Edge
These two games against Detroit and, perhaps, the contest at the New York Rangers on Thursday will likely determine whether the Senators will be buyers, sellers or stand pat at the trade deadline Friday.
After scoring three goals in the third period Saturday, a pair of wins over the Red Wings could push General Manager Pierre Dorion to make a big swing for a top-four defenseman.
All-Star forward Brady Tkachuk leads the team in scoring and boasts 12 of his 61 points in the last nine games and Tim Stutzle has 14 of his 59 in the same span for the Senators.
Veteran Cam Talbot recently returned from injury in net and rookie Mads Sogaard beat Montreal with 30 saves Saturday.
The Last Vegas NHL odds total went under in Ottawa’s last seven third games in a four-night stretch. The Senators are 22-11 against the spread (ATS) on one rest day (9-4 after a win).
Red Wings vs Senators Game Injuries
Red Wings vs Senators Head-to-Head
Ottawa owned points in eight straight meetings (7-0-1) before the Red Wings earned a 4-2 victory on Dec. 31 in Detroit.
The Senators won the first matchup 6-3 on Dec. 17 in Detroit and have triumphed in five of the last six meetings at Ottawa. Alex DeBrincat leads the way with four points for the Sens in the two games this season.
Lucas Raymond had a goal and two assists in the first two meetings for the Wings but is out injured. Detroit may also be without fellow forward Michael Rassmussen, who left Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury.
The NHL betting lines went over in six of eight meetings until the Dec. 31 matchup.
Red Wings vs Senators Game Information
- Game: Red Wings (28-22-8) vs Senators (28-26-4)
- Day/Time: Monday, Feb. 27, 7:00 p.m. ET
- Location: Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata, Ontario
- Red Wings vs Senators Live stream:NHL.TV
Red Wings vs Senators Betting Lines
Red Wings vs Senators Picks and Prediction
Ottawa has points in five of its last six home games (4-1-1) and the Red Wings have been pretty good on the road of late (6-2-1) to improve their overall record to 13-10-5 away from Motor City.
The big question will be whether the Senators can hold up in net with Talbot playing for the first time in a month Friday and Sogaard having only seven games of NHL experience. However, Sogaard is 3-0-1 this season with a .919 SV%. Detroit backup Magnus Hellberg (15 NHL games) could get one of the games as well.
Ottawa is 32-26 ATS and Detroit is 30-28.
If you are betting online, expect the Senators to empty the tank Monday. Gaining a sweep will be a harder proposition.
The Ottawa are listed at -135 in our Las Vegas odds. This means that if you wager $100 on Senators, you have a chance to win $74. The Detroit Red Wings are +115, offering a chance to win $115 on a $100 wager.
The Ottawa implied probability attached to the betting lines gives the Senators a 57.45% chance to win, with at 46.51%.
