Ottawa Senators vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, 12/11/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025

Location: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

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

The Ottawa Senators (13-11-4) are hitting the road to Nationwide Arena on Thursday where they will meet the Columbus Blue Jackets (13-10-6). The moneyline on this game has the Senators at +110 while the Blue Jackets are coming in at -132. The betting total is set at 6.5.

The Ottawa Senators will look for better times on the ice after their 2-1 defeat to the Blues their last time out. The Senators didn't have their best offensive outing in this loss. In the game, they finished 1 out of the 42 shots they launched. Additionally, they had 7 power play tries and were able to score 1 goal. Ottawa amassed 10 penalty minutes for this matchup.

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While playing at even strength, the Senators have surrendered 68 goals while earning 64 on the offensive side of the ice. Ottawa Senators opponents have amassed 79 power play opportunities (27th in hockey) and have scored 24 goals in those attempts. With regard to scoring goals, the Ottawa Senators have tallied 84 goals (21st in the NHL) for the year and have surrendered 92. Ottawa has attempted 749 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.2%. For the current campaign, they have scored 30 points and their points % is .536. The Senators so far have had 710 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .870. Ottawa has accounted for 90 power play chances and they have added 20 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 22.22%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Linus Ullmark. For his career, Ullmark has 192 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .636. He has a save percentage of .915 for his 15,476 mins on the ice. Ullmark has had 9,079 shots taken against him and he has 8,305 total saves. Opponents have racked up 774 goals against Ullmark in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 2.56. He has earned an overall record of 173-94-30 and he has started in 302 games. Ullmark has taken the ice for 312 matchups over the course of his hockey career.

In their last contest, Columbus faced off against the Capitals in a matchup where the Blue Jackets went home in defeat by a mark of 2-0. They had 3 power play attempts in this one but were not able to net one. The Blue Jackets netted 0 goals of the 39 shots on goal they were seeking.

The Blue Jackets have tallied 73 goals at even strength and 13 goals (29th in professional hockey) while on the power play. Columbus has tried 891 shots (6th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.65%, while allowing the opposition 914 shots. This season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have accumulated 86 goals, 32 points, as well as a points percentage of .552. They have granted a total of 98 goals to be scored by of a combination of 76 goals at even strength and 22 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a tally of 71 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 18.31%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 72.15% on their oppositions 79 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 89.3%.

Across the ice you are going to see Jet Greaves patrolling the crease. He has a tally of 1,117 stops out of the 1,218 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .917. Greaves has amassed a lifetime record of 17-14-7 and has played in 38 games. He has started in 37 games and has played for a total of 1,156 minutes. Greaves' quality start rate sits at 67.6% and he has qualified for 25 quality starting assignments in his professional career. His opponents are averaging 2.73 goals per game and he has surrendered 101 goals altogether.

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Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa (+110)

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