The Edmonton Oilers will be looking for their first home victory over Ottawa in five years when they host the Senators on Saturday as -230 favourites on the NHL odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
Edmonton last topped Ottawa on home ice in March 2014 and has been outgunned by a 14-5 margin during the four-game home slide against the Sens ahead of Saturday’s matchup at Rogers Place.
The Oilers topped Ottawa in their past two meetings in nation’s capital including a 4-2 victory as -140 road chalk on Feb. 28. Edmonton has also enjoyed success in recent home contests, paying out on +115 odds with Thursday’s decisive 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets to improve to 5-2-0 in its past seven on home ice.
It has been a poor swing through Western Canada for the Senators, who visit Edmonton as +190 underdogs after suffering a 5-1 defeat in Calgary as +375 underdogs on Thursday night.
The loss to the Flames came on the heels of a 7-4 defeat in Vancouver as a +165 wager on Wednesday, which halted Ottawa’s first two-game win streak since early February, and dumped the basement-dwelling Senators to 1-8-1 in their past 10 road dates.
Elsewhere on the Saturday NHL odds, the Winnipeg Jets are listed as -125 favourites as they host the Nashville Predators in a battle for top spot in the Central Division standings.
The Montreal Canadiens continue a busy stretch of three games in four nights that is crucial to their playoff hopes as they host the Buffalo Sabres as -190 favourites. The Toronto Maple Leafs look to build on a 4-2 win in Buffalo on Wednesday as they host the freefalling New York Rangers as heavy -305 chalk, while the Flames travel to the coast to play the surging Canucks as -165 favourites.
The Jets closed out a three-game road trip with a lopsided 5-0 defeat in Vegas as +160 underdogs on Thursday. The loss snapped a four-game win streak although Winnipeg maintains a narrow two-point lead over the Predators, who have lost four of their last five regular-season visits to Winnipeg.
The Canadiens moved to within two points of Carolina in the race for the Eastern Conference’s top wild card with a 4-0 win over the New York Islanders on Thursday.
Montreal will be hoping to close the gap further on the Hurricanes ahead of their clash in Carolina on Sunday night. The Canadiens are winless in three meetings with the Sabres this season, including a 6-5 overtime loss at Bell Centre in November.
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