Thursday’s NHL play includes the Colorado Avalanche (31-4-7) hosting the Ottawa Senators (20-17-5) at Ball Arena. The Senators are big underdogs (+225 on the moneyline) against the Avalanche (-278) ahead of the game, which starts at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Avalanche vs. Senators Betting Lines

• Favorite: Avalanche (-278)
• Underdog: Senators (+225)
• Over/under: 6.5

Avalanche vs. Senators Quick Facts

• Colorado has combined with its opponent to put up more than 6.5 goals in 18 of 42 games this season.
• In 52.4% of Ottawa’s previous games this season (22/42), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• These two clubs combine to score 7.1 goals per game, 0.6 more than the over/under set for this match.
• The 5.5 goals per game that these two teams give up combined are 1.0 less than the 6.5-goal total set for this match.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

• The Avalanche are the top-scoring squad in the league with an average of 4.0 goals per game, resulting in 166 this season.
• On defense, Colorado has been the strongest unit in league play, allowing 93 total goals (only 2.2 per game).
• Their +73 goal differential is top in the league.
• Colorado’s 23 power-play goals this season (20th in the NHL) have come on 143 chances.
• The Avalanche’s 16.08% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 26th in the league.
• Colorado has scored a total of one shorthanded goal this season.
• The Avalanche kill 85% of opponent’s power plays, the best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Avalanche’s players have posted the 10th-best faceoff win rate in the league at 51.3%.
• Colorado connects on 11.5% of its shots, ranking eighth in the NHL.
• The Avalanche average 17.4 hits and 13.5 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

• Through 41 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Colorado has been victorious 31 times.
• In six games with moneyline odds lower than -278 this season, the Avalanche have won every time.
• The moneyline odds imply that Colorado has a 73.5% chance of winning this game.

Avalanche Leaders

• Nathan MacKinnon: 35 goals and 39 assists
• Martin Necas: 19 goals and 33 assists
• Cale Makar: 12 goals and 36 assists
• Scott Wedgewood: 18-2-4 record, .916 save percentage, 57 goals allowed

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Senators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Senators Season Stats Insights

• The Senators have scored 134 goals this season (3.2 per game) to rank 12th in the league.
• Ottawa has given up 137 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 21st.
• Their -3 goal differential ranks 18th in the league.
• Ottawa has recorded 34 power-play goals this season, which are the third-most in the NHL (on 140 chances).
• The Senators’ power-play conversion rate (24.29%) is seventh-best in the league.
• Ottawa has scored two shorthanded goals this season (21st among all NHL squads).
• The Senators’ 31st-ranked penalty kill rate is 73.77%.
• The Senators win 55.8% of their faceoffs. That’s the second-best percentage in the NHL.
• Ottawa is shooting 11.2% (12th in the league).
• The Senators have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Senators Moneyline Insights

• This season the Senators have four wins in the 11 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Ottawa has not entered a game with bigger moneyline odds than +225.
• Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Senators have a 30.8% chance to win.

Senators Leaders

• Tim Stutzle: 19 goals and 25 assists
• Drake Batherson: 16 goals and 23 assists
• Jake Sanderson: eight goals and 23 assists
• Linus Ullmark: 14-8-5 record, .880 save percentage, 82 goals allowed