The Boston Bruins will travel to Kanata, Ontario to face the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre with the puck scheduled to drop at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday evening.

The Bruins enter this game with a record of 29-9-9 and 67 points following a 2-3 loss at home against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday which also ended their five-game winning streak, however, Boston remains in 1^st place in the Atlantic Division and has the best record in the Eastern Conference despite the loss. Boston has been one of the best teams offensively in the NHL this season as they rank 6^th in goals per game and have the 4^th best power-play success rate with a 26.76% power-play success rate and an average of 3.52 goals per game. 

Defensively, the Bruins have been even more impressive as they are allowing the 3^rd fewest goals per game and have the 5^th best penalty-kill percentage with an average of 2.63 goals allowed per game and an 83.93% penalty-kill percentage. David Pastrnak has been one of the best players in the NHL this season as he ranks 4^th in goals and 3^rd in points this season with 30 goals and 67 points. The Boston Bruins will look to bounce back following the loss against the Carolina Hurricanes when they travel to face the Ottawa Senators. 

The Ottawa Senators have been one of the worst teams in the NHL this season with a record of 18-24-1 and 37 points which puts them in last place in the Atlantic Division and gives them the 2^nd worst record in the Eastern Conference. Ottawa has been one of the best teams offensively in the league as they are averaging 3.4 goals per game which ranks 10^th, however, they have been one of the worst teams defensively as they are allowing the 3^rd most goals per game and have the 2^nd worst penalty-kill percentage with an 82.66% penalty-kill percentage and an average of 3.67 goals allowed per game. 

Tim Stutzle has been one of the better players on the team as he leads the team in assists and points with 34 assists and 44 points. The Ottawa Senators will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they host the Boston Bruins on Thursday evening.

BookMaker has the Boston Bruins listed as -185 moneyline favorites on the road against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday evening. Boston is 6-3-1 in the last ten and 2-0-1 in the last three meetings. The Bruins have won by an average margin of .1 goals per game over the last ten and .67 goals per game over the last three games in the series.

Boston has the best record in the Eastern Conference while Ottawa has the 2^nd worst and has been the better team in the series, going 6-3-1 in the last ten and 2-0-1 in the last three meetings. The Bruins have won by an average margin of .1 goals per game over the last ten and .67 goals per game over the last three games in the series. As a result, I am taking the moneyline for the Boston Bruins when they travel to face the Ottawa Senators on Thursday evening.