Ottawa Senators vs New York Rangers: Game preview, predictions, and odds

The Ottawa Senators are on the road to play the New York Rangers on Friday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. ET. Ottawa (5-4-0) is coming off an 8-1 home win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. New York (6-2-1) is coming off a 5-3 road loss to Washington on Tuesday.

Senators vs Rangers: Head-to-head & key numbers

• Ottawa is 55-45-3-4 all-time against New York
• The Senators are averaging 4.22 goals per game
• The Rangers are allowing 2.33 goals per game
• Ottawa is allowing 3.44 goals per game
• New York is averaging 4.11 goals per game

Ottawa Senators vs New York Rangers: Game Preview

The Ottawa Senators are coming off a statement win over St. Louis at home and now go on the road to play a tough Rangers team.

The Sens have struggled on the road, holding a 1-3 so far this season. Leading the way for the Senators have been Tim Stutzle who has 14 points, Brady Tkachuk with 13, Drake Batherson with 12 and Claudi Giroux with 11.

Ottawa will likely be starting Linus Ullmark, who is 2-2 with a 2.76 GAA and a .904 SV%.

The Rangers, meanwhile, are 1-2 in their last three games. They will will turn to Igor Shesterkin who is 4-2-1 with a 2.43 GAA and a .943 SV%. New York is also 2-1-1 at home.

The Rangers are led by Artemi Panarin who has 15 points, while Will Cuylle, Adam Fox, Alexis Lafreniere and Vincent Trochek have eight points apiece.

Senators vs Rangers: Odds & Prediction

Ottawa is a +154 underdog while New York is a -185 favorite. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals, with the under juiced to -120.

The Senators will enter the game in New York with some confidence after its big win against St. Louis. However, Shesterkin has been playing great hockey and Shane Pinto being injured does hurt the Sens offense.

The Rangers are coming off a disappointing loss to Washington, so New York should look to come out strong and get that bad taste out of their mouth. Look for the Rangers to get an early lead and Shesterkin to close the door to get a big win at home.

Prediction: Rangers 3, Senators 1.

Senators vs Rangers: Betting Tips

Tip 1: New York ML (-185)

Tip 2: Under 6.5 goals (-120)

Tip 3: Artemi Panarin under 1.5 points (-154)

Tip 4: Jacob Trouba 2+ shots on goal (-150)