The Ottawa Senators need to string together wins before the playoffs are out of reach, and they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena tonight.<\/p>\n
My Senators vs. Blue Jackets predictions and NHL picks<\/a> are calling for Ottawa to return to the wins column in the Buckeye State tonight.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Senators vs Blue Jackets prediction<\/p>\n Senators vs Blue Jackets best bet: Senators moneyline (-110)<\/p>\n The saves are coming for the Ottawa Senators<\/a> because their league-low .887 team save percentage at 5-on-5 is unsustainable given they\u2019re doing so much else right.<\/p>\n Ottawa ranks fifth in both Corsi For percentage and expected goals percentage at 5-on-5, and the Sens also rank seventh in power-play percentage. Add the Senators having their entire roster healthy, and the goaltending script is set up to be flipped.<\/p>\n This is as good a night as any, too.\u00a0The Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a> have middling ranks in both CF% and xGF% at 5-on-5, and they\u2019ve allowed the second-most shots per game and fifth-most attempts per 60 minutes at 5-on-5.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n So, even if the goaltending falters, the Sens can also score their way to a win.<\/p>\n Senators vs Blue Jackets same-game parlay<\/p>\n Sens winger Drake Batherson<\/a> has marked the scoresheet in six of his past nine games, and he\u2019s put up a high-end 1.41 goals and 3.26 points per 60 minutes to pace the Sens for the year in both. The Blue Jackets have also allowed the ninth-most goals per game (3.13).<\/p>\n Rounding out the SGP, I\u2019m eyeing Ottawa defenseman Thomas Chabot<\/a> in the shot market. He\u2019s picked up 2+ in 11 of 15 games since returning to the lineup for 31 total on 85 attempts, and Columbus has surrendered the sixth-most shots per game to opposing defensemen.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Senators vs Blue Jackets SGP<\/p>\n Drake Batherson Over 0.5 points<\/p>\n Thomas Chabot Over 1.5 shots on goal<\/p>\n Senators vs Blue Jackets odds<\/p>\n Moneyline: Senators -110 | Blue Jackets -110<\/p>\n Puck Line: Senators +1.5 (-275) | Blue Jackets -1.5 (+210)<\/p>\n Over\/Under: Over 6.5 | Under 6.5<\/p>\n Senators vs Blue Jackets trend<\/p>\n The Senators have covered the puck line in seven of their last 10 road games for +6.30 units and a 40% ROI. Find more\u00a0NHL betting trends<\/a> for Senators vs. Blue Jackets.<\/p>\n How to watch Senators vs Blue Jackets<\/p>\n Location<\/p>\n Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH<\/p>\n Date<\/p>\n Tuesday, January 20, 2026<\/p>\n Puck drop<\/p>\n 7:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n TV<\/p>\n RDS2, FDSN-Ohio<\/p>\n Senators vs Blue Jackets latest injuries<\/p>\n Odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change. Advertisement<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Covers.com<\/a>, read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ottawa Senators need to string together wins before the playoffs are out of reach, and they visit…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418042,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5108],"tags":[3644,5180,897,230,5179,1744,5,4,25,832],"class_list":{"0":"post-418041","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-columbus-blue-jackets","8":"tag-blue-jackets","9":"tag-bluejackets","10":"tag-columbus","11":"tag-columbus-blue-jackets","12":"tag-columbusbluejackets","13":"tag-drake-batherson","14":"tag-hockey","15":"tag-nhl","16":"tag-ottawa-senators","17":"tag-thomas-chabot"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115928149882769512","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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