Ottawa at Boston

Two teams going in COMPLETELY opposite directions here. Ottawa has won eight of nine games while the wheels have fallen off for Boston. The Bruins have lost six straight games due to their lack of offense. Not a good time for them to be slumping as Ottawa's been waiting for this game since January 30th when Boston handed Ottawa an embarrassing 5-0 loss. That game capped off a 3-0 run for Boston this year. Revenge is definitely on the minds of the Senators tonight. Favorites at 60%+ on the season revenging two straight losses in which their opponent scored 3 or more goals are 26-3 (90%) since 1996 when facing a team with a losing record in the 2nd half of the season. The Senators are averaging 3.8 goals pre game on the road. Over their last five, they are averaging 4.2 and holding opponents to 2.2! Boston is scoring 1.8 per game over their last five and allowing 4.0. It doesn't get any more lopsided than that. Road Favorites of -200 to -300 that average 3+ more shots on goal/game than opponents are 45-7 (87%) in the 2nd half of the season over the last 5 seasons. Boston has lost all seven home games in the second half of the season vs. winning teams and 4-17 vs. teams that have outscored their opponents by 0.5+ goals/game this season. Can't see any way for Boston to hang in this one. Four stars on Ottawa.