Dallas Stars vs Ottawa Senators Betting Picks

Ottawa has a winning road mark and has won six of 10 overall. They're 3-2 on this seven-game trek, including a win two games ago at Vegas, 4-3, as a +150 underdog. They've also won two of their last three as a dog. The offense is 10th in goals scored and on the power play, while the defense has allowed the second-fewest shots on goal. Dallas nipped Utah in the last game, 4-3, after playing six of the previous eight on the road. The defense is 23rd in penalty killing. Play Ottawa. 

Dallas has won seven in a row outscoring opponents by a combined 27-13 count. This is their fourth straight on the road but they've won the first three at the Rangers, Flyers, and Canadiens. The offense is 10th in goals scored, while the defense is third in goals given up (2.46 per game) and in save percentage (.912). The Stars are on a 14-6 run overall. Ottawa has lost six of eight, including losses to Detroit and Buffalo as a favorite. The offense is 22nd in goals scored and 25th in shooting percentage, while the defense is 16th in save percentage (.901). These teams just met on January 2nd and Dallas won, 4-2, with the edge in shots on goal 25-13, and in faceoffs won, 42-28. Ottawa had four power plays and failed to score on any. Play Dallas.

Ottawa is 6-3-1 UNDER its past 10 games, including a 3-1 win over Minnesota on Sunday when Leevi Merilainen stopped 30 of 31 shots and he is likely in net for the Senators tonight. Merilainen has a 2.68 goals-against average in three appearances this season. Jake Oettinger is 17-9-1 with a 2.48 GAA and a .909 save percentage for Dallas. He had 24 saves in a 5-1 victory over Chicago on Sunday. The Senators have gone UNDER five of seven road games and the Stars have stayed UNDER five of seven at home and 10 of 14 overall. Ten of the past 15 meetings have gone UNDER. Dallas has allowed 2.25 goals its past eight games. The UNDER is 6-0-1 when Ottawa is a road underdog of +151 to +200. Take the UNDER.

Dallas is 17-7-5 on the road and their +38 goal differential is the second-best in the Western Conference. Dallas is tie for No. 1 in the NHL in goals scored (3.7 per game), while the defense is 13th in goals given up and in save percentage. Dallas is 17-3 after having lost three of its last four, plus 31-12 after allowing three or more goals in three consecutive contests. Last place Ottawa has a minus-11 goal differential. They've dropped three of four, including losses as chalk of -210 and -220 to struggling Anaheim and Chicago. Ottawa's defense is 29th in goals given up (3.57 per game) and last in save percentage (.886). Ottawa is 5-15 in non-conference action, so back the visitors. Book a Max Play on Dallas.