The Blackhawks had lost three straight before beating the slumping Toronto Maple Leafs at home on Wednesday. The Blackhawks were down early, but ended up coming back to win 5-4. Although Chicago is a solid 22-7-4 at home they are just 12-17-3 on the road this year. In fact Chicago has won just 3 of their last 16 road games. Overall Chicago has won just 5 of their last 12 games. The Senators come into tonight's home game winners of 6 of their last 7 games, which includes a Tuesday win in Boston where Robin Lehner recorded his first shutout. Lehner is 3-0 on the season with a 1.33 GAA and .954 SV% - he will get the start tonight. Ottawa is 17-12-3 at home on the season and 34-23-8 overall. The Sens are 11-5 in their last 16 games as a favorite. The Blackhawks turn to Ray Emery tonight as Corey Crawford was pulled again on Wednesday night. Emery is 12-8-2 with a 2.72 GAA and .905 SV% this season. Even with their 5 goal performance against the Maple Leafs the Blackhawks are scoring just 1.80 goals per game over their last 5. The Senators are scoring 4 goals per game over their last 5. Ottawa is on the rise, while the Blackhawks have been on a downslide lately. I'll ride the hot team playing at home, as I expect them to come out hard tonight to again prove they can beat some of the league's best teams. Senators win.