Columbus Blue Jackets vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 3/29/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Blue Jackets (+110) Senators (-132)

Canadian Tire Centre is where the Ottawa Senators (37-28-5) will play the Columbus Blue Jackets (32-29-9) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Columbus at +110 and Ottawa is at -132. The over/under comes in at 6.5.

The Columbus Blue Jackets had a decent effort after finishing in a 3-3 tie against the Islanders in their previous game. Columbus compiled 6 penalty minutes in this contest. The Blue Jackets had a middle of the road offensive outing in this game. Additionally, they had 1 chance on the power play but didn't net one. In the game, they scored on 3 out of the 30 shots they looked to score on.

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In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the Columbus Blue Jackets have tallied 220 goals (12th in the NHL) over the course of the season and have given up 232. For the current campaign, they have racked up 73 points and their points percentage comes in at .521. Columbus is sitting with 161 power play opportunities and they have notched 30 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 18.63%. While playing at even strength, the Blue Jackets let the opposition score 186 goals while earning 190 themselves. Columbus has taken 2,017 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 10.9%. The Blue Jackets have had 2,077 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .888. Columbus Blue Jackets opponents have totaled 190 power play tries (21st in pro hockey) and have notched 46 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Elvis Merzlikins. Over the course of his time in hockey, Merzlikins has recorded 108 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .482. His save percentage is .903 in his 10,568 mins on the ice. Merzlikins has had 7,198 shot attempts against him and has gathered 6,497 saves. The opposition has been able to score 701 goals against Merzlikins in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 3.98. He has compiled a win-loss mark of 91-98-35 and was named the starter in 224 games. Merzlikins has participated in 238 matchups over the course of his pro hockey career.

The last time they were on the ice, Ottawa faced off against the Sabres in an outing where the Senators ended up losing by a final of 3-2. The Senators scored 2 goals of the 32 shots on goal they attempted. They had 4 power play chances in this game and recorded 2 out of those chances.

Ottawa has tried 2,044 shots (11th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.93%, while allowing the other team 1,987 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 77.11% on the other teams 201 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is 89.9%. They have a tally of 227 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 24.23%. The Senators have earned 148 goals at even strength and 55 goals (4th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 201 goals to be scored by way of 155 goals at even strength and 46 goals while they were shorthanded. For the season, the Ottawa Senators have a total of 203 goals, 79 points, and a points percentage of .564.

For the opposition you are likely to see Linus Ullmark defending the net. He has accounted for 7,666 stops out of the 8,359 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .917. Ullmark has compiled a career mark of 157-86-26 and has been in net for 284 games. He got the starting nod in 274 games and has been on the ice for 14,373 mins. Ullmark's percentage of quality starts comes in at 63.5% and he has made 174 quality starts in his professional career. Opponents are averaging 2.89 goals/game and he has allowed 693 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa (-132)

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