Ottawa Senators at Edmonton Oilers 1/15/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Ottawa Senators look for a second consecutive victory when visiting the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Ottawa is 10-18-2 with 22 points and seventh in the Atlantic division and a distant 33 points behind the first-place Tampa Bay Lightning. Ottawa defeated the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Thursday. Nick Powell scored a pair of goals in the first period, while Matt Murray stopped 27 shots in goal.

Josh Norris is the leading goal scorer for Ottawa with 14, while Drake Batherson is the leader in assists with 19 and points  with 29. In goal, Anton Forsberg is 6-5-1 with a goals-against average of 3.16 and save percentage of .908. Ottawa is scoring an average of 2.73 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.60 goals per game. Ottawa’s power play scores 18.6% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 78.4% of the time.

Edmonton has had each of its last four games postponed and looks to snap a five-game losing streak when hosting Ottawa on Saturday. Edmonton is 18-14-2 with 38 points and sixth in the Pacific Division, 10 points behind the first-place Vegas Golden Knights. Edmonton was defeated by the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 in their most recent game, but that was on January 5.

Leon Draisaitl is the leading goal scorer for Edmonton with 26 and the leader in points with 53, while Connor McDavid is the leader in assists with 34. In goal, Mikko Koskinen is 12-7-1 with a goals-against average of 3.19 and save percentage of .900. Edmonton is scoring an average of 3.26 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.27 goals per game. Edmonton's power play scores 30.2% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 80.6% of the time.