Monday Night Hockey on Prime continues today with an Eastern Conference matchup featuring the Ottawa Senators visiting the Vancouver Canucks. Don’t forget to check out more NHL Predictions, as our writers continue this series throughout the 2025-26 season.
Monday Night Hockey: Senators vs Canucks
Head-to-Head: Senators 1-0 Cnaucks
How to Watch:
U.S. TV: ESPN+
Canada TV: Prime (Canada)
Time: 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Our Monday Night Hockey on Prime edition of NHL predictions has the Ottawa Senators going for the season sweep against the Vancouver Canucks. Both teams are struggling this season and seem destined to miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
However, Ottawa has been a much better team as of late. The Senators are 7-1-2 in their previous 10 games, including two straight victories entering this all-Canadian matchup. Entering Monday’s action, Ottawa is five points behind the Boston Bruins for the last wild card spot in the East.
Vancouver seems destined to be in the Gavin McKenna or Ivar Stenberg sweepstakes when the lottery occurs. The Canucks are 2-5-3 in their last 10 games, including a loss to the Winnipeg Jets last time out.
Let’s take a look at the statistics and storylines heading into this East versus West matchup in our Prime Monday Night Hockey edition of NHL Predictions.
The Senators Story
Ottawa has dealt with injuries and struggles in the last couple of months. However, the Senators are five points off the postseason. It’s not impossible for Ottawa to get back into the mix but it will need some wins and points.
Linus Ullmark is the expected starter for Ottawa but always check social media before locking in a daily fantasy starter. Ullmark has a 19-8-7 record with a 2.83 goals-against-average and an. 884 save percentage.
Tim Stutzle leads the team in goals (30), assists (37), and points (67) so far this season. This includes four assists and six points in the last 10 games.
The Canucks Story
This has become a lost season for Vancouver, which has the lowest point total in the league with 46. The Canucks did a sell off at the deadline and are just playing out the string. Injuries and inconsistent play have doomed this team to being in the lottery.
Kevin Lankinen is the projected starter for the team. The Finn has taken the bulk of the starts since Thatcher Demko was ruled out for the rest of the season. Lankinen has a 7-20-5 mark with a 3.37 GAA and .875 save percentage.
Elias Pettersson is first on the club in assists (25) and points (38). Brock Boeser and Drew O’Connor are tied for the team’s lead in goals with 15.
Prediction
Ottawa has been playing better as of late while Vancouver has been struggling. The Senators still have something to play for this season.
We’ve actually seen the Sens been an effective road squad with a 17-12-4 record away from home. Ottawa should continue this run of play.
Prediction: Senators win 5-2.
Best Bets
We close out this Monday Night Hockey on Prime edition of NHL predictions with some prop bets of the night. The over/under for the Senators versus the Canucks is 6.5, and we like the over in this game.
As for individual props, take Drake Batherson to get at least a point for Ottawa. On the Vancouver side of things, go with Jake DeBrusk to get at least a point.
Main photo by: Marc DesRosiers-Imagn Images
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