Canadian Tire Centre will play host to an East-West showdown as the Chicago Blackhawks the Ottawa Senators. WGN Channel 9 will air the matchup, which gets underway at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 4.
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Ottawa Senators Odds
Chicago enters the game as the favorite with a -135 moneyline. The line for Ottawa sits at +115, and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at an even 6 goals. The odds for betting that total sit at -115 for the over and -105 for the under.
Neither team registered a particularly strong 2017-18 campaign. The Chicago Blackhawks were 33-49 straight up (SU) last season, while the Ottawa Senators finished just 28-54.
The visiting Blackhawks managed to score 2.79 goals per game on offense (34.1 shot attempts per game), while the defense gave up 3.12 goals per contest. Opponents only needed to attempt 32.9 shots per game to register that 3.12 figure last year.
Behind 30.7 offensive shot attempts per contest, the Senators recorded 2.70 goals/game. They allowed 33.1 shots and 3.55 goals per game on defense.
The Blackhawks hit paydirt on 16.0% of their power play opportunities during the 2017-18 season. They successfully killed off 78.8% of all opposition power plays.
The Senators converted on 16.5% of their extra-man advantages and killed off 76.1% of the power plays their defense faced.
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Ottawa Senators Betting Predictions
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Chicago was 1-2 in games decided by shootout last year while Ottawa was 2-7 in shootouts.
Ottawa’s skaters managed 6.8 takeaways per game and allowed 9.9 giveaways per game.
Chicago skaters converted 7.1 takeaways per game while allowing 8.5 giveaways per game in 2017-18
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