Vegas Golden Knights at Ottawa Senators NHL Picks & Predictions 11/8/2018

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to Canadian Tire Centre to take on the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, November 8, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at -140 and the Senators at +127.

Vegas has a record of 6-8-1 this year. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 34 goals and surrendered 42 goals for a point differential of -8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 6-9-0 and an over/under record of 5-10-0. Ottawa has a record of 6-6-3 this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 52 goals and given up 62 for a goal differential of -10. Their record against the spread is 6-9-0 while their over/under mark is 11-2-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 6-9-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 5-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 6-9-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 11-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 D Deryk Engelland Personal is questionable Thursday vs Ottawa
10/10/18 C Paul Stastny Lower Body is out indefinitely
09/02/18 D Nate Schmidt Suspension 20-game suspension (eligible to return 11/18 vs Edmonton)

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/30/18 LW Zack Smith Facial IR (10/30)
10/17/18 LW Brady Tkachuk Leg is out indefinitely
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

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has scored 13 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 6 goals this season with 64 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. William Karlsson averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 3 goals on 26 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 6 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 313 shots against him and he's surrendered 31 goals. He's made 282 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Thomas Chabot has 20 total points this season for the Senators. He has 4 goals this year with 41 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 22.7 minutes played per contest. Chris Tierney averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 2 goals on 28 attempts. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the year. Craig Anderson has 6 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has 508 shots against him and he's given up 46 goals. He's made 462 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 13 total points this year, which is 28th in the NHL. They've scored 34 goals while giving up 42 scores, which has them ranked 30th and 20th respectively. They have had 51 power play chances and scored 6 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 12%. That is 31st in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 40 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 9th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 6.72% for the year. They allow 25 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 23rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators are 17th in the league with a total of 15 points this season. They have 13 power play goals on 48 chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 6th in the NHL. They've given up 50 power play opportunities and surrendered 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%, ranking 28th overall. As a team, the Senators are 2nd with a total of 52 goals scored while they've given up 62 goals this season, ranking 1st in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.98%. As a unit they give up 39 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 21st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 58.9%, as they've attempted 1,021 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 713 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 58.1% as they have 721 attempts while they have given up 520 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 60.1% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 39.9% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 439 face-off wins compared to 484 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.6%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Vegas has 400 hits and they have blocked 193 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Senators are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 44.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 55.6% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 486 face-off wins compared to 479 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 294 hits and they have blocked 272 shots from the opposition, which is 1st in the league. Ottawa is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 43% as they've attempted 795 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,054 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 43.3% ranks 29th as they have 597 attempts while they have given up 782 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa +127

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