Philadelphia Flyers vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 11/5/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN5

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+140) Senators (-170)

Canadian Tire Centre is the location where the Ottawa Senators (4-6-0) will attempt to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers (5-3-2) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Philadelphia at +140 while Ottawa is coming in at -170. The total comes in at 7.

The Philadelphia Flyers will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 5-2 loss to the Maple Leafs in their last outing. The Flyers had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the defeat. In the game, they converted 2 of the 25 shots they looked to score on. They also had 6 power play opportunities and were able to score 1 goal. Philadelphia tallied 39 mins in the box in this contest.

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When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the Philadelphia Flyers have accumulated 26 goals (30th in pro hockey) on the year and have conceded 27. For the season, they have recorded 12 points and their points % is .600. Philadelphia skates onto the rink with 37 power play opportunities and they have notched 7 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 18.92%. While playing at even strength, the Flyers have surrendered 20 goals while notching 19 on the offensive side of the ice. Philadelphia has attempted 263 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.9%. The Flyers so far have had 367 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .926. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have recorded 34 power play tries (23rd in pro hockey) and have racked up 7 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Carter Hart. Hart has been in net for 153 contests over the course of his NHL career. He has compiled a record of 67-61-18 and he started in 146 games. Opponents have been able to score 417 goals against Hart in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.92. Hart has had 4,500 shots taken against him and has accrued 4,083 saves. He has a save percentage of .907 in his 8,560 minutes between the pipes. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Hart has accounted for 75 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .514.

In their last game, Ottawa opposed the Golden Knights in an outing where the Senators went home in defeat by a final of 5-4. They had 3 attempts on the power play in this game but weren't able to notch a goal. The Senators netted 4 goals out of the 46 shots on goal they took.

The Senators have racked up 30 goals at even strength and 7 goals (22nd in pro hockey) while on the power play. Ottawa has tried 319 shots (24th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.60%, while allowing the opposition 343 shots. So far this year, the Ottawa Senators are sitting with 37 goals, 8 points, and a points percentage of .400. They have allowed 36 goals to be scored by way of 27 goals at even strength and 9 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 33 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 21.21%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 78.05% on the other teams 41 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.5%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Anton Forsberg defending the net. Forsberg has amassed a career mark of 40-52-9 and has participated in 111 contests. Forsberg's percentage of quality starts sits at 55.3% and he has earned 57 quality starts in his professional career. He has recorded 2,987 saves out of 3,288 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .908. His opposition is averaging 3.08 goals per contest and he has allowed 301 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 103 contests and has played for a total of 5,873 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+140)

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