In their first head-to-head meeting of the regular season, the Ottawa Senators and the Carolina Hurricanes face off at PNC Arena for an Eastern Conference matchup. The action will get going at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 30, and fans at home are able to witness the game live on Fox Sports Carolina.
Ottawa Senators vs. Carolina Hurricanes Odds
Ottawa (+150) is entering this one as the underdog to Carolina (-170) and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The odds for betting the total sit at -105 money on the over and -115 for the under.
Losing -6.7 units for moneyline bettors, Carolina is 22-27 straight up (SU) overall in the 2017-18 season. That early-season winning percentage is right in line with the 36-46 record the team posted during last year’s regular season campaign. 24 of its 49 games have gone under the total, while 23 have gone over and just two have pushed. The team is 10-11 SU at home this season.
The Hurricanes have converted on 19.0 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated 28th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 77.3 percent of all penalties.
As a team, the Hurricanes have been whistled for penalties just 2.8 times per game overall this season, and 4.0 per game over their last five contests. The team’s had to kill penalties for just 7.6 minutes per game over their last 10 matchups, overall.
Sporting a .892 save percentage and 23.9 saves per game, Scott Darling (9-20-6) has been the primary option in goal for Carolina this season. If Carolina chooses to give him the night off, however, head coach Bill Peters might roll with Cam Ward (13-10-10 record, .904 save percentage, 2.87 goals against average).
Teuvo Teravainen and Sebastian Aho will both lead the way for the Hurricanes. Teravainen (39 points) has tallied 13 goals and 26 assists and has recorded two or more points nine times this year. Aho has 16 goals and 21 assists to his name and has notched a point in 24 contests.
On the other side of the rink, Ottawa is 15-32 straight up (SU) and has lost 18.9 units for bettors taking the moneyline thus far. A total of 24 of its contests have gone over the total, while 23 have gone under and none have pushed. As the away team, the Senators are 6-16 SU so far.
The Senators have converted on just 15.1 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that places them in the bottom- overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 30th overall and it’s successfully defended 74.6 percent of all penalties.
Ottawa’s players have been penalized 3.6 times per game in total this season, and 2.8 per game over their last five road outings. The team has had to kill penalties just 7.7 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Craig Anderson (27.3 saves per game) has been the primary option in the net for Ottawa. Anderson owns a 13-22-5 record, while registering a .901 save percentage and 3.20 goals against average this year.
Leading the offensive counter for the visiting Senators will be Mark Stone, who has 18 goals and 26 assists this season.
Ottawa Senators vs. Carolina Hurricanes Free Picks
Prediction: SU Winner – Hurricanes, O/U – Under
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Carolina is 3-3 in games decided by a shootout this season while Ottawa is 1-5 in shootouts.
The total has gone under in three of Carolina’s last five outings.
Ottawa has managed 31.0 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Carolina is averaging 35.4 shots per game over its last five home outings.
Over Ottawa’s last ten games, five of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 1-4 in those games).
Ottawa skaters have dished out the eighth-most hits in the league (23.7 per game), but the team’s averaged just 19.6 hits over their last five away games.
