Ottawa Senators vs New York Islanders Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 04/11/26

The Eastern Conference playoff picture could get a bit clearer on Saturday afternoon if the Ottawa Senators find a way to beat the New York Islanders. The Senators added some cushion to their lead on the second wild card with a recent three-game win streak, and currently sit three points ahead of the Islanders in the wild card race with three games to go. They also hold the same lead over the Detroit Red Wings, which means they could clinch a spot in the postseason with a win in this game and a Red Wings loss to the New Jersey Devils.

The Islanders will have something to say about that, as they showed a new coach bump on Thursday evening when they dominated the Toronto Maple Leafs in Pete DeBoer’s debut with the team. While the score ended 5-3 thanks to an uncharacteristically shaky game from Ilya Sorokin, the Islanders dominated the Leafs in terms of time of possession and shots on goal. It’s hard to say they’ll carry it over against a Senators team that has been much better than the Leafs this season, but we’ve seen the effects before of getting a new voice in the room.

In a game that could simply go either way, I am going to focus on the two offenses. Ottawa has been getting some good goaltending from Linus Ullmark, but they tend to get into shootouts, which is the type of game the Islanders have been having lately. The Islanders have seen the total go over in four of their last five games, while it has gone over in two of the past three for the Senators.

Senators vs Islanders prediction: Over 6 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.