Senators vs. Rangers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 4

The Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers -- both coming off wins in their last game -- will face each other on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET, at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. The Rangers are underdogs away from home, at +110, and the Senators are -130.

Ottawa won 5-2 on the road its last time out on Dec. 2 against the Montreal Canadiens. The Senators got two points apiece out of four skaters, including Jordan Spence (two assists) and Fabian Zetterlund (one goal and one assist).

In its most recent game on Dec. 2, New York secured a 3-2 home victory against the Dallas Stars. Artemi Panarin led the Rangers with two points (two assists) in that matchup.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our pick for which squad will secure the win in Thursday's hockey action.

Senators vs. Rangers Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Rangers 4 - Senators 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.96 goals)
  

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Senators vs. Rangers Moneylines

Take a look below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Senators-Rangers game.

• Favorite: Senators (-130)
• Underdog: Rangers (+110)

Senators Betting Insights

• In the 17 times this season the Senators have been a moneyline favorite, they have finished 9-8 in those games.
• Ottawa is 7-4 when playing with moneyline odds of -130 or shorter (63.6% win percentage).
• The Senators' implied moneyline win probability is 56.5% in this contest.
• Ottawa's games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 5.5 goals 16 times.

Rangers Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been listed as an underdog 13 times this season, and won six, or 46.2%, of those games.
• New York has a record of 3-5 when it's been set as an underdog of +110 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The Rangers have a 47.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• New York has played 10 games this season with more than 5.5 goals.

Senators Key Stats

• Ottawa's 81 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 12th in the league.
• The Senators have allowed 86 total goals (3.3 per game), ranking 21st in league play in goals against.
• It has the league's 20th-ranked goal differential at -5.
• The 17 power-play goals the Senators have recorded this season (on 80 power-play chances) rank 12th in the NHL.
• Ottawa's 21.25% power-play conversion rate ranks 12th in the league.
• The Senators have scored one shorthanded goal this season (20th among NHL squads).
• Ottawa's 68.42% penalty-kill success rate ranks 32nd in the league.
• Ottawa has the best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 57.8%.
• The Senators shoot 11.9% as a team (seventh in the league).

Rangers Key Stats

• New York's 74 goals on the season (2.6 per game) rank 26th in the league.
• The Rangers' total of 73 goals allowed (2.6 per game) is 10th in the league.
• it has the 13th-ranked goal differential in the league at +1.
• The Rangers have 13 power-play goals (on 66 chances), 22nd in the NHL.
• New York scores on 19.7% of its power plays, No. 14 in the league.
• The Rangers have two shorthanded goals (11th in NHL).
• At 81.25%, New York has the 13th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• New York is fourth in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (53.7%).
• The 10.1% shooting percentage of the Rangers is 23rd in the league.