NHL Betting Predictions April 13th

Last night went exactly to plan with my 3 picks all winners.  The Senators even won, snapping their 5 game losing streak, and as a fan that was very nice to witness.  Those 3 w’s have finally got my back in the positive for the year.  If I didn’t have that bad couple week streak where I couldn’t get a win to save my life my record would be sitting pretty right now.  But that’s how it goes in sports betting sometimes.  I’m back on track though riding a hot streak so this is the perfect time to follow my plays.

Season Record To Date: 54-55 for +0.21 units.

Ottawa Senators @ New Jersey Devils

The Senators finally got a win after 5 straight losses, which saw their cushion in the Eastern Conference playoff races disappeared.  The Islanders, Jets and Caps all won last night too, so the Sens are still only 2 points ahead of the 9th place Jets at the moment.  This means that they have to continue to find ways to win down the stretch in order to solidify their playoff position.  Craig Anderson will be back in net tonight for the Sens and he will still be looking for his first win since returning from injury.  The Sens have played well in front of Anderson, but he hasn’t been shutting the door the same way he did before the injury.   I expect him to come out with a big game against an offensively challenged Devils team though.

New Jersey is on an even worse losing streak than the Sens were (8 games) and have dropped significantly in the East.  They are now 4 points out of 8th and desperately need to start winning if their playoff hopes are going to stay alive.  It doesn’t look like Kovalchuk will be back and I expect the Sens to build off last night and shut down the Devils in New Jersey.  Fatigue could be a factor as this is back to back game near the tail end of a road trip, but with so much on the line I expect the Sens to battle through and win the game against an inferior opponent.

Play: Senators +135 (5Dimes.eu)

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