Vegas Golden Knights vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 11/3/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Thursday, November 3, 2022

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN5

Odds/Point Spread: Golden Knights (-144) Senators (+120)

The Vegas Golden Knights (8-2-0) are headed to Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Ottawa Senators (4-4-0). The moneyline on this game has Vegas at -144 and Ottawa is at +120. The over/under is 6.

The Vegas Golden Knights had a good night with a 2-1 win against the Jets their last time out. Vegas amassed 2 penalty mins in this game. They also had 3 attempts on the power play but weren't able to score a goal. The Golden Knights didn't have their best offensive outing in the victory. For the outing, they scored on 2 out of the 48 shots they launched.

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Vegas Golden Knights opponents have totaled 23 power play tries (31st in pro hockey) and have racked up 5 goals in those attempts. The Golden Knights have had 290 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .941. Vegas has taken 340 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.4%. When playing at even strength, the Golden Knights have conceded 12 goals while scoring 26 on the offensive side of the ice. Vegas has accounted for 32 power play chances and they have tallied 6 goals out of those chances, garnering them a rate of 18.75%. For the current campaign, they have 16 points and their points percentage sits at .800. When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Vegas Golden Knights have accumulated 32 goals (7th in pro hockey) so far this year and have surrendered 17.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Logan Thompson. Thompson has been in goal for 26 matchups during his hockey career. He has compiled a mark of 14-7-3 and he has started in 23 games. Opponents have racked up 59 goals versus Thompson in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.42. Thompson has seen 745 shots against him and he has 686 saves. His save percentage is at .921 in his 1,461 mins played. During his career on the ice, Thompson has accrued 14 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .609.

Their last time out, Ottawa squared up with the Panthers in an outing where the Senators took a loss by a score of 5-3. They had 2 power play chances in this matchup and scored 1 out of those opportunities. The Senators recorded 3 goals out of the 26 shots on goal they attempted.

Ottawa has put up 258 shots (26th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.63%, while allowing their opponents 277 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 75.86% on their oppositions 29 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 90.3%. They have a total of 27 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 25.93%. The Senators have racked up 23 goals at even strength and 7 goals (17th in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 27 goals to be scored by way of 20 goals at even strength and 7 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Ottawa Senators have earned a total of 30 goals, 8 points, and a points percentage of .500.

For the opposition you are going to see Anton Forsberg in goal. Forsberg is the owner of a lifetime mark of 40-50-9 and has participated in 109 games. Forsberg's quality start percentage comes in at 56.4% and he has qualified for 57 quality starting assignments in his career. He has recorded 2,943 stops out of 3,235 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .910. His opponents are averaging 3.03 goals per game and he has relinquished 292 goals overall. He has started in 101 games and has racked up 5,785 mins.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Ottawa (+120) and under 6 goals

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