New Jersey Devils vs Ottawa Senators Prediction: Both teams have practically stopped winning

Prediction for the NHL New Jersey Devils vs Ottawa Senators match, which will take place on March 26. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

New Jersey has made tremendous progress this season, as the club did not even think about fighting for the playoffs a year ago, and now the club has almost guaranteed its participation in the Cup battles. At the same time, the Devils are far from their ideal situation. They suffered five losses in their last six meetings, beating only Tampa Bay 5:2. Currently, the squad sits in third place in the Eastern Conference standings, but they need to improve quickly.

Ottawa is another team that has been going through a protracted rebuilding process all the last years, and now they are close to completing this challenging but significant business. During the regular season, the Red and Black had no severe pressure on the playoff zone, but now they suddenly find themselves among the contenders for the last Cup spot. Even more surprising is that the Senators are far from good shape, having lost six of their previous eight meetings. Their direct rivals look even worse, so Ottawa can still jump into the top-8 from 11th place in the Eastern Conference, as it's only five points behind.

New Jersey and Ottawa approach the encounter in a depressing state. Both teams have essentially stopped winning. The only difference is that the decline has not affected the position of the Devils in the standings, they remain in the top three of the Eastern Conference, and the Senators gradually approached the playoffs but now began to move away from it. As a result, we should bet that Ottawa won't lose.

We should not expect a goal feast from the upcoming confrontation. We have already noted that both teams are far from their good condition, and therefore the bright and colorful hockey they will put off until a better time; now it is much more important to cling to points. On this basis, the best option for the prediction seems to be a total under 6.5; separately, we should bet on a total over 0.5 points by Artem Zuba.