Senators vs Rangers Prediction, Stream, Odds and Picks Mar 2

Ottawa Eyeing Fourth Win in a Row

The New York Rangers needed overtime but thanks to the recent acquisition of Vladimir Tarasenko’s game-winning goal, they will take a two-game winning streak into Thursday’s game.

The Rangers are 6-4-1 in the second game of back-to-backs. They get to face an Ottawa team that has won three games in a row and the Senators can match their longest winning streak of the season.

Looking at the NHL news, both teams made huge moves with Patrick Kane set to make his debut with the Rangers while defenseman Jakob Chychrun was acquired by Ottawa.

Ottawa is without center Josh Norris and goalie Anton Forsberg for the remainder of the season.

The Rangers’ depth on defense will be tested with Ryan Lindgren out with an upper-body injury and K’Andre Miller serving one of the games during his three-game suspension.

According to the NHL playoff odds, the Rangers (+1000) are fifth in the odds to win the Stanley Cup title. Ottawa is well back at +50000.

Giroux Heating Up

The first thing most people think about when it comes to the Ottawa Senators is the number of recent high draft picks leading the way.

Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle and Jake Sanderson are among the rising stars that have Ottawa viewed as a team to keep an eye on moving forward. However, during its current three-game winning streak, veteran Claude Giroux has been leading the charge.

Giroux had two goals and four assists as Ottawa swept a pair of home games from the Detroit Red Wings. He has two goals and five assists as the Senators have outscored the opposition 17-5 to move within five points of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Eight of Ottawa’s last 11 games went over the Las Vegas odds total.

All or Nothing

There has been no middle ground for the Rangers in recent action.

They won six games in a row in February and threatened to move by the rival New Jersey Devils and into second place in the Metropolitan Division. However, they promptly dropped the next four games.

It looks like the Rangers, who have been among the most active teams at the trade deadline, is headed back in the right direction with back-to-back wins over Los Angeles and Philadelphia.

The Rangers scored on their only power-play opportunity and won 59% of the faceoffs in the win. The best news might be that Tarasenko, who was held without a point in three straight games, had a goal and two assists for his first multi-point game since being acquired in a trade with St. Louis.

TARASENKSHOW AND CURTAIN. #NYR | @JagermeisterUSApic.twitter.com/NMQlfhIsLI

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) March 2, 2023

Eight of the last 12 games played by the Rangers have gone over the NHL betting lines total.

Senators vs Rangers Game Injuries

Senators vs Rangers Head-to-Head

Ottawa snapped a four-game losing streak to the Rangers as Tkachuk’s overtime game lifted the visiting Senators to the 3-2 win.

It was the third time in the last games between Ottawa and New York to be decided by one goal.

None of the last six games in the series finished over the total. The losing team has failed to score more than two goals in each of the last 11 matchups.

Senators vs Rangers Game Information

• Game: Senators (30-26-4) vs Rangers (35-17-9)
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York
• Day/Time: Thursday, March 2, 7:00 p.m. ET
• Senators vs Rangers Live stream:NHL.TV

Senators vs Rangers Betting Lines

Senators vs Rangers Picks and Prediction

The Rangers were fortunate to get a point in Wednesday night’s game against the Flyers. New York improved to 4-0-1 in its last five one-goal games and that is something to consider for those making NHL picks.

The Rangers have converted on 30.3% of their power plays since the start of February and only the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers have been more successful during that stretch. Now Kane will be added to the power-play unit. The Rangers have struggled to kill penalties in recent action. The roles are reversed with the Senators with Ottawa fourth in penalty-killing and 18th on the power play since Feb. 1.

Ottawa is just 12-14-2 on the road while the Rangers are 17-10-4 at home.

The Senators are one of five Eastern Conference teams with winning records in overtime. Even coming off an overtime win, the Rangers are 5-9 in games heading into OT. Could this be another game heading that way with the Senators covering again against the NHL odds?

The Rangers are 24-16-4 when listed by the sportsbook as the favorite. Ottawa is 8-19-3 as the underdog.

Ottawa has covered in 16 of its 28 road games. The Rangers are just 12-19 against the spread at home.

The Ottawa Senators are listed at +155 in our Las Vegas odds. This means that if you wager $100 on the Senators, you have a chance to win $155. New York is -175, offering a chance to win $57 on a $100 wager.

The implied probability attached to the betting lines gives the Ottawa Senators a 39.22% chance to win, with the New York Rangers at 63.64%.