Ottawa Senators vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 10/11/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+180) Hurricanes (-225)

PNC Arena is the location where the Carolina Hurricanes (52-21-9 last year) will go up against the Ottawa Senators (39-35-8 last season) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Ottawa at +180 and Carolina is sitting at -225. The total has been set at 6.

The Ottawa Senators will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-3 loss against the Sabres in their last outing. Ottawa recorded 8 minutes in the box for this matchup. The Senators had a middle of the road offensive output in the defeat. In addition, they had 3 attempts on the power play and netted 1 goal. For the game, they scored on 3 of the 33 shots they tried.

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With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Ottawa Senators accounted for 259 goals (18th in professional hockey) last season and allowed 270. For the prior campaign, the had a total of 86 points and their points percentage was at .524. Ottawa accounted for 306 power play opportunities and tallied 72 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 23.53%. While at even strength, the Senators surrendered 211 goals while notching 187. Ottawa took 2,746 shots and were the owners of a shooting percentage of 9.4%. The Senators had 2,572 shots tried against them and earned a save percentage of .895. Ottawa Senators opposition had 296 power play opportunities (2nd in professional hockey) and scored 59 goals in those attempts.

The man in net for this game is Joonas Korpisalo. Korpisalo has been involved in 221 games throughout his hockey career. He has compiled a record of 94-81-25 and he was named the starter in 201 games. The opposition has scored 611 goals versus Korpisalo in his pro hockey career and his goals against average is 3.01. Korpisalo has had 6,359 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 5,748 saves. His save percentage currently is at .904 in his 12,177 mins on the ice. In his professional hockey career, Korpisalo has earned 100 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .498.

In their last contest, Carolina faced off against the Panthers in a game where the Hurricanes went home in defeat by a final score of 4-3. The Hurricanes scored 3 goals out of the 39 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this contest but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

Carolina has tried 2,852 shots (3rd in the NHL) and had a shot percentage of 9.19%, while allowing their opponent 2,132 shots. They had a penalty kill rate of 84.38% on their opposition's 256 power play opportunities, and their save percentage was 90.2%. They had 253 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 19.76%. The Hurricanes racked up 212 goals at even strength and 50 goals (18th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They granted a total of 210 goals to be scored by of a combination of 170 goals at even strength and 40 goals while they were shorthanded. Last season, the Carolina Hurricanes earned 262 goals, 113 points, and a points percentage of .689.

For the opposition you will find Frederik Andersen defending the net. Opponents are averaging 2.58 goals/game and he has relinquished 1,190 goals in total. Andersen's rate of quality starts comes out to 56.8% and he has accumulated 264 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. He has made the start in 465 games and has played for a total of 27,653 minutes. Andersen has earned a career mark of 282-125-52 and has played in 479 games. He is sitting with 12,861 saves out of the 14,051 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .915.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Carolina (-225) and under 6 goals

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