NHL Blowout Crusher
(NHL) Ottawa vs. Edmonton,
Total: 6.50 | 102.00 Over
Result: Loss
ASA NHL TOP PLAY ON 10* Over 6.5 Goals – Edmonton Oilers vs Ottawa Senators, Monday at 9 PM ET – The Senators are in the second game of a back to back and off a 4-3 upset win in the shootout at Calgary. Ottawa used #1 goalie Matt Murray last night. He has not been that strong anyway but is unlikely to play in the 2nd game of a back to back. Senators choices are limited because Marcus Hogberg has been out with an injury. That means Joey Daccord has been the backup but he has very little NHL experience and has struggled in his limited action this season. So it will likely be a tired Murray or a rusty Daccord between the pipes for this one. Neither option is a good one and Edmonton is primed for a huge night of goal-scoring. The Senators have scored 3 or more goals in 8 of their last 9 games. The Oilers are favored here for good reason. In other words, this game should end up at least 4-3 as Edmonton prevails but gives up some goals along the way. Ottawa has been scoring well enough but allows too many and that is why 7 of their last 11 games have totaled at least 7 goals. In fact those 7 games averaged 9 goals! Speaking of high-scoring games, the Senators last 3 visits to Edmonton have seen the game totals average 8.7 goals per game. The Oilers are off a big win versus rival Calgary and resumed the solid play we saw from them prior to the tough 3-game set with the Maple Leafs. Now Edmonton goes from facing the top team in the division to facing the bottom team in the division and their high-scoring ways will resume. The Oilers were averaging scoring 4 goals per game over a 16-game stretch prior to the tough 3-game set with the Maple Leafs. Now after a bounce back win over the Flames and catching the Senators in a back to back, the Oilers will be flying all over the ice in this one and skating well but their goalies have allowed 3.8 goals per game in the last 4 games. Take the OVER here.