The Utah Hockey Club (21-20-7, 49 points, 6th Central) continues its trip north of the border on Sunday with a visit to the Ottawa Senators (24-20-4, 52 points, 6th Atlantic). Utah was defeated by the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Friday night. The Hockey Club had its three-game winning streak snapped by the Jets, in the loss. Utah is 6th in the Central Division and trails the second and final wild-card spot in the Western Conference by four points. Ottawa will be playing the second half of a back-to-back when hosting Utah on Sunday after playing at home on Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ottawa lost to the Boston Bruins 2-0 on Wednesday and has been shut out in each of the last two games. Ottawa is sixth in the Atlantic division and trails the second and final wild-card spot by just one point. Utah will play without Mikhail Sergachev, Sean Durzi, and Robert Bortuzzo. Ottawa has several players out injured with the most notable being Josh Norris, Nick Jensen, and Linus Ullmark, among others. Make sure to read this in-depth Utah Hockey Club vs Ottawa Senators prediction. Explore our NHL picks for Utah Hockey Club vs. Ottawa Senators prediction and score big on the ice.
Utah is slightly below average at both ends of the ice
The Utah Hockey Club has a goals-for average of 2.9 and a goals-against average of 3.0, which are 21st and 16th respectively. Utah averages 27.2 (23rd) shots per game and allows an average of 28.4 (17th). The Utah power play is 13th, scoring 22.4% of the time the Hockey Club has the man advantage. The penalty kill is 11th, holding opponents scoreless 81.3% of the time Utah is shorthanded.
Clayton Keller is the stats king for Utah, leading in goals (17), assists (36), and points (53). Dylan Guenther, who’s expected back from an injury, is second in goals with 16. Nick Schmaltz is second in assists with 29 and Logan Cooley is second in points with 42. Utah has six players with 26 or more points. Michael Kesselring is the leader in plus/minus at 11. Connor Ingram is 8-6-3 with a 3.34 goals-against average and a .880 save percentage.
Ottawa needs more on attack while its blue line and goal are solid
The Ottawa Senators have a goals-for average of 2.7 and a goals-against average of 2.8, which are 25th and 10th respectively. Ottawa averages 29.3 (11th) shots per game and allows an average of 27.2 (11th). Ottawa’s power play is 12th, scoring 22.2% of the time the Senators have the man advantage. The penalty kill is 19th, holding opponents scoreless 78.3% of the time Ottawa is short-handed.
Brady Tkachuk leads Ottawa in goals with 18 and Josh Norris, who is out injured, is second with 17. Tim Stutzle is the leader in assists with 30 and points with 45. Drake Batherson is second in assists with 26 and 2nd in points with 40. Ottawa has seven active players with 20 points or more. Nick Jenson, who is out injured, leads the Senators in plus/minus at 15. With Linus Ullmark out injured, Anton Forsberg is the first goalie for Ottawa. Forsberg is 5-9-1 with a 2.92 GAA, .889 save percentage and two shutouts.
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The Ottawa Senators need more from attack as they have a goals-for average of only 2.7 but the blue line and goal are the strength of the Senators with a 2.8 goals-against average. Ottawa backup goalie Anton Forsberg, who has seen action due to an injury to Linus Ullmark, has a 2.92 goals against and a .889 save percentage while posting two shutouts in 15 appearances. Utah has lost 11 of the last 15. Ottawa has won six of the last eight when tagged as the favorite. In the only meeting between the two this season, Ottawa defeated Utah 4-0 on October 22.
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The total has been under in 10 of Ottawa’s last 11 games and four of Ottawa’s last five games played at home. As mentioned previously, Ottawa has a goals-for average of only 2.7 and a goals-against average of only 2.8. Utah’s goals-for average is just 2.9 and its goals-against is 3.0. Ottawa will be playing its second game in as many nights and that will cause the pace for this game to be slower. The first meeting between the two produced only four goals.
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