Senators at Jets 2/8/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Ottawa Senators look to snap a four-game losing streak when visiting the Winnipeg Jets. Ottawa fell to 18-25-11 and 47 points following its 4-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. With the loss, the Senators remained in seventh place in the Atlantic division seven points behind sixth place Buffalo.

Anthony Duclair is the leading goal scorer for Ottawa with 21 and the leader in points with 34, while Thomas Chabot is the assist leader with 25. Ottawa is scoring an average of 2.72 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.28 goals per game. In net, Craig Anderson is 7-12-2 with a goals-against average of 3.19 and save percentage of .901.

Winnipeg looks for its second straight victory when hosting the Senators on Saturday. The Jets improved to 27-23-5 and 59 points following a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. Andrew Copp’s goal snapped a tie in the third period and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 35 shots in net in the win for Winnipeg. 

Kyle Connor is the leading goal scorer for Winnipeg with 25, while Mark Scheifele is the leader in assists with 34 and points with 57. Winnipeg is scoring an average of 2.91 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.04 goals per game. In net, Connor Hellebuyck is 22-16-5 with the goals against average of 2.71 and safe for .919.