Calgary Flames at Ottawa Senators 2/25/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Calgary completes a back-to-back on Thursday when visiting the Ottawa Senators after playing on the road Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Calgary improved to 9-9-1 with 19 points following a 3-0 victory over Toronto on Monday. David Rittich stopped all 34 shots he faced in net on Monday to post his first shutout this season.

Johnny Gaudreau is leading Calgary in goals scored with nine and in points with 18, while Elias Lindholm is the assists leader with 12. In goal, Jacob Markstrom is 8-6-1 with a goals-against average of 2.87 and save percentage of .909. Calgary is scoring an average of 2.58 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.84 goals per game. The Calgary power play is scoring 21.6% of the time and the penalty kill unit has been successful 79.4% of the time.

Ottawa improved to 6-14-1 with 13 points after defeating the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Tuesday in a shootout. Josh Norris scored the deciding goal in the shootout for the Senators. Ottawa has won two straight and four of its last six but the Senators are last in the North division five points behind their nearest competitor Vancouver and 17 points behind first-place Toronto.

Brady Tkachuk is leading Ottawa in goals scored with eight and in points with 15, while Josh Norris is the leader in assists with eight. In goal, Matt Murray is 4-9-1 with a goals-against average of 3.66 and save percentage of .883. Ottawa is scoring an average of 2.43 goals per game and allowing an average of 4.00 goals per game. The Ottawa power play is scoring 13.0% of the time and the penalty-kill unit has been successful 75.4% of the time.