The Senators roll into the Prudential Center giving 1.5 on the road—rare chalk for a club that’s 20-15-4 away from Canadian Tire Centre—because they score in bunches (3.37 per) while New Jersey can’t buy a crooked number (2.75, 24th). Tim Stützle already has 82 points on a team that’s pelted the fourth-fewest shots against (24.4) each night; Jack Hughes and the Devils have to outshoot that defense and still find a way past whatever’s left of their own crease with Jacob Markstrom shut down for the year.
Ottawa’s power play clicks a hair better (23.5% vs. 22.0%) and, crucially, the Sens haven’t allowed a single shorty all season—small edge, big come April. Missing Gilbert and Kleven thin the blue line, but the Devils are without Pesce, Luke Hughes, and a functioning penalty kill that’s coughed up 42 goals. If you like goal-scoring environments, the total sits at 6.5 for a reason. Make your pick or tail the live chatter on StreakChat.