New Jersey Devils vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 12/9/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN5

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (-210) Senators (+172)

The Ottawa Senators (13-11-4) will take on the New Jersey Devils (16-12-1) at Canadian Tire Centre on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Devils at -210 while the Senators are at +172. The over/under comes in at 6.

The New Jersey Devils had a rough game after their 4-1 loss to the Bruins in their previous contest . The Devils could have played much better offensively in the defeat. For the game, they converted 1 of the 30 shots they attempted. Furthermore, they had 1 chance on the power play but weren't able to notch a goal. New Jersey accounted for 2 penalty mins for this game.

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While playing at even strength, the Devils have given up 74 goals while scoring 65 on the offensive side of the ice. New Jersey Devils opponents have earned 79 power play opportunities (23rd in the NHL) and have scored 15 goals in those chances. Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the New Jersey Devils have accumulated 82 goals (24th in the NHL) for the year and have allowed 89. New Jersey has taken 851 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.6%. For the current campaign, they have scored 33 points and their points percentage comes in at .569. The Devils have had 815 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .891. New Jersey has accumulated 73 power play chances and they have notched 17 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 23.29%.

The man in goal for this game is Jacob Markstrom. Markstrom has participated in 548 games during his professional hockey career. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 248-218-64 and he started in 530 games. The opposition has notched 1,433 goals versus Markstrom in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.70. Markstrom has seen 15,483 shots against him and has gathered 14,050 saves. He has a save percentage of .907 during his 28,335 mins played. Throughout his time in hockey, Markstrom has tallied 278 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .525.

In their last contest, Ottawa faced the Blues in a game where the Senators ended up losing by a mark of 2-1. The Senators recorded 1 goal of the 42 shots on goal they tried. They had 7 power play opportunities in this matchup and tallied 1 out of those attempts.

Ottawa has tried 749 shots (25th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 11.21%, while allowing the opposition 710 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 69.62% on their opponents 79 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 87.0%. They have a total of 90 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 22.22%. The Senators have accumulated 64 goals at even strength and 20 goals (10th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 92 goals to be scored by of a combination of 68 goals at even strength and 24 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Ottawa Senators are sitting with 84 goals, 30 points, as well as a points percentage of .536.

On the other side of the ice you will find Linus Ullmark defending the goal. He has a tally of 8,305 stops out of the 9,079 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .915. Ullmark has amassed a lifetime mark of 173-94-30 and has been in net for 312 games. He has been a starter 302 games and has played 15,476 mins. Ullmark's percentage of quality starts sits at 63.6% and he has accumulated 192 quality starting assignments in his pro career. His opposition is averaging 2.56 goals/game and he has surrendered 774 goals altogether.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Ottawa (+172) and under 6 goals

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