The Ottawa Senators, led by Matt Duchene and Thomas Chabot, are set to take the ice against Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn, and the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center for an East-West tilt. This one will get started at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, November 23 and it will be televised live on Fox Sports Southwest.
Ottawa Senators vs. Dallas Stars Odds
Boasting a moneyline of -205, Dallas enters the game as the noticeable favorite. The line for the Senators sits at +175, and the Over/Under (O/U) has been placed at 7 goals (-105 for the over, -115 for the under).
Producing -1.5 units for moneyline gamblers, Dallas is 11-11 straight up (SU) overall this year. That early-season winning percentage isn’t too far off from to what the team posted during the 2017-18 season (42-40). 11 of the team’s 22 contests have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and just three have pushed. This season, the team is 7-4 SU at home.
The Stars have converted on 19.4 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked ninth overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 81.8 percent of all penalties.
With a .923 save percentage and 27.0 saves per game, Ben Bishop (8-7-1) has been the primary option in goal for the Stars this year. If the Stars decide to give him a breather, however, head coach Jim Montgomery may turn to Anton Khudobin (3-5-5 record, .907 save percentage, 2.94 goals against average).
In the other locker room, Ottawa is 9-13 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 0.4 units this year. Through 22 regular season contests, 16 of its games have gone over the total, while four have gone under the total and just two have pushed. The Senators are 2-7 SU as an away team this season.
The Senators have converted on 23.7 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 32nd overall and it’s successfully killed off 67.1 percent of all opponent power plays.
Craig Anderson (3.84 goals against average and .899 save percentage) has been the primary option in goal for Ottawa. Anderson is averaging 31.6 saves per game and has nine wins, 11 losses, and three overtime losses to his credit.
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Notes
Betting Notes
The under has hit in three of Dallas’ last five games.
Over Ottawa’s last ten games, eight of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 3-5 in those games).
The Stars this season have tallied the 11th-most hits per game in the NHL (22.9).
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