Ottawa Senators at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 11/21/2018

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +245 and the Wild at -345.

Ottawa has a record of 9-9-3 this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 75 goals and given up 88 goals for a point differential of -13. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-12-0 and an over/under record of 15-4-0. Minnesota is 12-7-2 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 65 goals and surrendered 57 for a goal differential of +8. Their record against the spread is 12-9-0 while their over/under record is 10-10-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 9-12-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 15-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 12-9-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 10-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/12/18 LW Alex Formenton Concussion IR (10/12)
10/12/18 D Cody Ceci Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/12/18 LW Ryan Dzingel Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 C Jean-Gabriel Pageau Achilles is out indefinitely

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

11/20/18 LW Marcus Foligno Leg is questionable Wednesday vs Ottawa
10/18/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Thomas Chabot has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Senators. He has 5 goals this year with 62 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 23.5 minutes played per game. Chris Tierney averages 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 2 goals on 37 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 9 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has 670 shots against him and he's given up 66 goals. He's made 604 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Zach Parise has scored 18 total points this year for the Wild. He has 9 goals this season with 60 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Jason Zucker averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 6 goals on 65 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 9 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Wild. He has 505 shots against him and he's surrendered 38 goals. He's made 467 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 21 total points this season, which ranks them 18th in the NHL. They are 2nd in the league in goals scored with 75 while they've given up 88 goals, ranking them 1st overall. They have had 72 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 7th in the NHL. The Senators have allowed 66 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 68%, putting them 31st in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.87% for the season. They allow 38 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 26th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 8th in the NHL with a total of 26 points this year. They have 15 power play goals on 69 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks them 12th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 73 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. That is 3rd in the NHL. As a team, the Wild are 13th in the league with 65 goals scored while they've given up 57 goals, which is 24th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.82%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44%, as they've attempted 1,140 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,448 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 44.8% as they have 871 attempts while they have given up 1,074 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 47.1% of the time, which is 30th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.9% for the season. That is 1st overall in the NHL. They have 692 face-off wins compared to 673 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That ranks them 14th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 398 hits and they have blocked 374 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 683 face-off wins compared to 626 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 406 hits and they have blocked 309 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Minnesota is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8% as they've attempted 1,178 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,236 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.1% ranks 20th as they have 895 attempts while they have given up 927 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Senators/Wild NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota -345

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