Two teams at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings square off when the 11th-place Ottawa Senators (2-3) host the 15th-place New York Islanders (1-3) at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET.
Ottawa secured a 4-3 home victory against the Seattle Kraken in its last game on Oct. 16, taking the shootout 2-0.
New York won its last game 4-2 at home over the Edmonton Oilers on Oct. 16.
Prepare for this matchup with everything you need to know about Saturday’s hockey action.
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Ottawa Senators vs. New York Islanders odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:52 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Senators (-143)Underdog: Islanders (+120)Over/under: 6Senators vs. Islanders game info and start timeDate: Saturday, October 18, 2025Time: 3 p.m. ETTV channel: ESPN+Live stream: Watch on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)Live stream: Watch on ESPN+
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Senators stats and trendsOttawa has picked up a victory one single time through three games as the moneyline favorite this season.The Senators have been victorious one time in two games as a moneyline favorite shorter than -143 this season.According to the moneyline odds, Ottawa has a 58.8% chance of winning this contest.Ottawa and its opponent have gone over the current 6-goal total in four of five games this season.They are scoring at just a 3.0 goals-per-game average (15 total) during that span.Over on the defensive side, the Senators have given up 4.4 goals per game (22 total) in those 10 outings.Islanders stats and trendsThe Islanders were an underdog 43 times last season, and upset their opponent in 18, or 41.9%, of those games.New York was 12-13 last season when bookmakers made them underdogs of +120 or longer on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies a 45.5% chance for the Islanders to win.New York combined with its opponent to score over 6 goals in 45 of 82 games last season.The Islanders had 222 goals last season (2.7 per game), 27th in the league.The Islanders’ total of 257 goals conceded (3.1 per game) was 20th in the NHL.The Islanders had 26 power-play goals (31st in NHL) on 207 chances.