Ottawa Senators vs Boston Bruins: Game preview, and predictions | November 9, 2024

The Ottawa Senators are on the road to play the Boston Bruins on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. ET.

Ottawa (6-7-0) is coming off a 2-4 loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday. Meanwhile, Boston (7-7-1) is coming off a 4-3 OT win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.

Senators vs. Bruins: Head-to-head & key numbers

• Ottawa is 57-82-8-9 all-time against Boston
• The Senators are averaging 3.46 goals per game
• The Bruins are 4-3 at home
• Ottawa is allowing 3.23 goals per game
• Boston is averaging 2.53 goals per game
• The Sens are 1-5 on the road with a -7 goal differential
• The Bruins are allowing 3.26 goals per game

Ottawa Senators vs. Boston Bruins: Preview

Ottawa has struggled on the road this season as the Sens are on a two-game losing streak. The Senators will likely start Linus Ullmark (2-4-0, 3.02 GAA and a .892 SV%) against his former team.

Ottawa has been led by Tim Stutzle (17 points), Brady Tkachuk (16 points), Drake Batherson (12 points), and Claude Giroux (11 points).

Boston, meanwhile, is coming off an OT win over Calgary and remains at home to play Ottawa. The Bruins are led by David Pastrnak (13 points), Brad Marchand (11 points), Elias Lindholm (9 points), and Cole Koepke (8 points).

The Bruins will start Jeremy Swayman, whose record this season is 4-5-1 with a 3.14 GAA and a .894 SV%.

Senators vs. Bruins: Prediction

Ottawa hasn't been playing good hockey lately, while Boston is starting to play better following a slow start to the campaign [six losses (one OTL) in 10 games].

The Senators's goaltending and defense have been subpar, allowing too many shots and chances. Boston, meanwhile, has started to play better offensively.

Bruins's Swayman has also been stellar this season, and he could limit Ottawa's offense to give Boston a big win at home.

Prediction: Bruins 4, Senators 2.