NHL Prop Bets: Boston Bruins vs Ottawa Senators (October 5, 2026)
The Ottawa Senators (1-0-0) face the Boston Bruins (2-1-0) at TD Garden. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Monday's matchup. The Bruins opened as favorites, but the Senators have since moved into favoritism at -118 to win and +215 to cover the -1.5 puck line. The Bruins are -265 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Senators have a 42-45 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Bruins hold a record of 59-32 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -120 and UNDER at +100.
- The Senators have a 42-42-3 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 42 games have gone over the total points line, 42 have gone under and three have resulted in a push). The Bruins have a 45-43-3 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Senators have scored 3.35 goals per game since the beginning of last season (8th in the league). Comparatively, the Bruins have averaged 3.25 over the same span (12th).
- Defensively, the Senators have allowed 2.98 goals per game since the beginning of last season (13th in the league), while the Bruins have given up an average of 2.99 goals over that span (15th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Ottawa is averaging 28.9 shots per game since the beginning of last season (9th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Boston is at the opposite end of the spectrum while defending, allowing its opposition 29.7 shots per game (28th).
- Flipping that script, the Senators have allowed 24.5 shots per game (3rd in the NHL), while the Bruins are averaging 27.0 shots (21st).
Power Play
- Ottawa holds a power play percentage of 23.6%, ranking 8th in the league since the beginning of last season, while Boston sits 10th with 22.8% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Senators have a penalty kill rate of 75.7% (ranked 28th), compared to the Bruins at 76.5% (25th).
P1 Result
Ottawa is +185 to win the first period, while Boston is +185.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 31-24-32 | 13-12-18 | 18-12-14 | |
| Boston | 32-25-34 | 19-10-16 | 13-15-18 |
To Go To Overtime
Monday's matchup is +275 to go to overtime.
- The Senators have played in 18 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Bruins have appeared in 24.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Senators have played in 4 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Bruins have appeared in 7.
Last Time They Met
Ottawa recorded a 6-2 beatdown over Boston at TD Garden when these teams last met on December 21, 2025. Fabian Zetterlund led the way to that result, recording 2 goals and 1 assist.
