Top NHL picks November 27: Bank on Ottawa to cash on its chances

There are five NHL games on Sunday. Ottawa is one of the favourites to win.

The Ottawa Senators have been unlucky this month. Seattle Kraken come into the night on quite a tear and the San Jose Sharks have a rest advantage at home.

Best bet: Senators over 3 goals (+123). Ottawa has been playing high-event hockey all month but hasn't been rewarded.

The Senators are an offensive force at 5-on-5, but they are scoring at a below-average rate. They have a goal-per-hour difference between their actual and expected production. The team has been held to one goal in three consecutive games, and on Friday they scored five on the West Coast trip. Ottawa will try to keep things rolling tonight against the Kings, who have allowed three-plus goals in five of their past seven games.

Seattle has won eight of its past 10 games. Anaheim has lost seven of 10. Seattle has scored 65.0% of the 5-on-5 goals this month, whereas Anaheim only 40.1%.

Sharks moneyline is -103. Sharks have only won once in their past five games. Canucks won the first two games of their road trip. Vancouver is 1-3 when playing on no rest this season.