Detroit Red Wings vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 11/16/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023

Location: Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (-105) Senators (-115)

The Ottawa Senators (6-7-0) will play the Detroit Red Wings (8-5-2) at Avicii Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Red Wings at -105 and the Senators are priced at -115. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Detroit Red Wings were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-4 win against the Blue Jackets in their previous contest . Detroit earned 6 minutes in the box in this game. The Red Wings had a good offensive outing and it showed in the victory. In addition, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to score. In the outing, they converted 5 of the 28 shots they tried.

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Detroit Red Wings opponents have tallied 57 power play tries (6th in professional hockey) and have tallied 12 goals in those attempts. The Red Wings thus far have had 451 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .891. Detroit has taken 457 shots and has a shooting percentage of 12.0%. At even strength, the Red Wings let the opposition score 37 goals while notching 41 on the offensive side of the ice. Detroit has tallied 63 power play opportunities and they have notched 14 goals out of those chances, giving them a rate of 22.22%. For the current campaign, they sit with 18 points and their points percentage sits at .600. In relation to their scoring, the Detroit Red Wings have earned 55 goals (5th in hockey) for the year and have conceded 49.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Ville Husso. Husso has played in 123 contests throughout his pro hockey career. He has earned an overall record of 66-38-15 and he was named the starter in 119 games. The opposition has been able to score 352 goals against Husso in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.98. Husso has had 3,612 shot attempts taken against him and he has 3,260 saves. His save percentage currently is at .903 for his 7,076 mins guarding the cage. Over the course of his time in hockey, Husso has accounted for 59 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .496.

In their last game, Ottawa faced the Flames in an outing where the Senators ended up with the win by a tally of 4-1. They had 5 attempts on the power play in this outing and recorded 1 out of those attempts. The Senators tallied 4 goals out of the 38 shots on goal they pursued.

This season, the Ottawa Senators have tallied 50 goals, 12 points, in addition to a points percentage of .462. They have permitted 44 goals to be scored by of a combination of 33 goals at even strength and 11 goals while they were shorthanded. The Senators are sitting with 38 goals at even strength and 12 goals (13th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 55 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 21.82%. Ottawa has taken 429 shots (26th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.66%, while allowing the opposition 386 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 75.00% on their opponents 44 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 88.6%.

Across the rink you will find Joonas Korpisalo in net. He has a tally of 6,010 stops out of 6,648 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .904. Korpisalo has compiled a career mark of 98-85-25 and has been in goal for 231 games. He got the starting nod in 210 games and his ice time sits at 12,699 minutes. Korpisalo's rate of quality starts comes out to 50.0% and he has made 105 quality starts in his career. Opponents are averaging 3.01 goals per game and he has relinquished 638 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit (-105)

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