Arizona at Ottawa

Despite a three-game skid Ottawa is in third place, ranked #8 in the NHL in goals scored and #10 on the power play. This is their third straight home contest and they come off a pair of one-goal losses despite tallying seven goals. This team has scored 14 goals the last four games. Ottawa is 8-2 against the Western Conference and 19-7 when playing on one day of rest. They face a road weary Arizona squad a long way from home and playing its third straight road game of a five-game trip. Arizona surprised with a 3-0 start but has since come back to earth, losing four in a row. The defense has been terrible, surrendering 16 goals during the skid. Goalie Mike Smith has been blasted of late and struggled badly last season against Ottawa, allowing 10 goals during losses of 5-1 and 7-2 in January, including getting benched early in the third period of the second defeat. The Coyotes are on a 12-39 run, as well as 21-45 in their last 66 road games. Arizona is also 4-12 against Ottawa, including 1-7 in this building. Take the Senators.