Detroit Red Wings vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 10/21/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (+125) Senators (-154)

Canadian Tire Centre is the location where the Ottawa Senators (3-1-0) will try to defeat the Detroit Red Wings (3-1-0) on Saturday. The line on this matchup has the Red Wings at +125 while the Senators are coming in at -154. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Detroit Red Wings were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 6-3 victory over the Penguins in their previous contest . The Red Wings had a good offensive outing in the victory. For the outing, they earned a goal on 6 out of the 29 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 3 power play tries and were able to notch 2 goals. Detroit accumulated 13 penalty minutes for this contest.

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When at even strength, the Red Wings have allowed the opponent to score 9 goals while having 13 of their own. Detroit Red Wings opponents have 15 power play opportunities (12th in the NHL) and have racked up 2 goals in those chances. In reference to scoring goals, the Detroit Red Wings have racked up 19 goals (4th in the National Hockey League) over the course of the season and have given up 11. Detroit has attempted 134 shots and holds a shot percentage of 14.2%. For the season, they have earned 6 points and their points percentage is .750. The Red Wings thus far have had 108 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .898. Detroit has accumulated 13 power play chances and they have scored 6 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 46.15%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Ville Husso. Over the course of his time in hockey, Husso is sitting with 57 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .509. His save percentage currently sits at .904 for his 6,656 minutes guarding the cage. Husso has had 3,383 shot attempts against him and has gathered 3,057 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 326 goals against Husso in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.94. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 62-36-14 and he started in 112 games. Husso has been involved in 116 contests throughout his pro hockey career.

In their last outing, Ottawa faced the Capitals in a game where the Senators got the victory by a mark of 6-1. They had 5 power play chances in this contest and recorded 1 out of those opportunities. The Senators had 6 goals of the 29 shots on goal they took.

The Senators have scored 15 goals at even strength and 4 goals (9th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Ottawa has taken 128 shots (14th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 14.84%, while allowing their opponents 111 shots. So far this season, the Ottawa Senators have notched a total of 19 goals, 6 points, and a points percentage of .750. They have allowed 10 goals to be scored by of a combination of 8 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 16 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 25.00%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 87.50% on the other teams 16 power play chances, and their save percentage is 91.0%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Joonas Korpisalo between the pipes. His opponents are averaging 3.02 goals/game and he has allowed 618 goals overall. Korpisalo's percentage of quality starts comes out to 49.8% and he has made 101 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has made the start in 203 games and his ice time sits at 12,296 minutes. Korpisalo is the owner of a lifetime record of 95-82-25 and has been in net for 223 games. He has accounted for 5,807 stops out of the 6,425 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .904.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit (+125)

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