Carolina Hurricanes vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 12/12/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-130) Senators (+108)

The Carolina Hurricanes (14-12-1) are hitting the road to Canadian Tire Centre on Tuesday where they will compete against the Ottawa Senators (11-11-0). The moneyline on this matchup has Carolina at -130 and Ottawa is sitting at +108. The total is set at 7.

The Carolina Hurricanes will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-3 loss to the Canucks in their previous contest . Carolina had 6 penalty minutes in this contest. Furthermore, they had 5 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to notch 1 goal. The Hurricanes had an average offensive outing in this loss. In the game, they converted 3 of the 24 shots they launched.

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When playing at even strength, the Hurricanes have allowed the opponent to score 72 goals while scoring 68 on offense. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have totaled 86 power play opportunities (16th in pro hockey) and have come away with 18 goals in those chances. With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Carolina Hurricanes have earned 87 goals (9th in the National Hockey League) for the year and have allowed 90. Carolina has attempted 925 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.4%. For the season, they have earned 29 points and their points percentage sits at .537. The Hurricanes have seen 676 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .867. Carolina comes into tonight with 92 power play chances and they have scored 19 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 20.65%.

The man in goal for this game is Antti Raanta. The opposition has been able to score 599 goals versus Raanta in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.48. Raanta has taken the ice for 266 contests over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage currently sits at .916 for his 14,505 mins played. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 133-78-27 and he started in 242 games. Over the course of his pro career, Raanta has accrued 145 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .599. Raanta has had 7,094 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 6,495 saves.

In their last game, Ottawa squared up with the Red Wings in a matchup where the Senators earned a win by a final score of 5-1. They had 6 power play attempts in this outing and netted 2 out of those chances. The Senators scored 5 goals of the 37 shots on goal they were seeking.

Ottawa has taken 730 shots (29th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.55%, while allowing their opponents 665 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 74.32% on the other teams 74 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.5%. They have a total of 93 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 18.28%. The Senators have scored 60 goals at even strength and 17 goals (20th in hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 70 goals to be scored by of a combination of 51 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the year, the Ottawa Senators have tallied 77 goals, 22 points, as well as a points percentage of .500.

Across the rink you will find Joonas Korpisalo defending the goal. The opposition is averaging 3.02 goals per game and he has yielded 652 goals altogether. Korpisalo's quality start rate comes out to 50.0% and he has earned 107 quality starts in his pro career. He got the starting nod in 214 games and has racked up 12,941 minutes. Korpisalo is the owner of a career record of 100-87-25 and has played in 235 games. He has racked up 6,128 saves out of 6,780 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .904.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa (+108)

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