Philadelphia Flyers vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 10/14/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+145) Senators (-188)

The Ottawa Senators (39-35-8 last season) host the Philadelphia Flyers (31-38-13 last year) at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday. The line on this contest has the Flyers at +145 while the Senators are priced at -188. The betting total comes in at 7.

The Philadelphia Flyers were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-2 victory over the Blue Jackets in their previous game. Philadelphia recorded 10 penalty mins for this matchup. The Flyers had a solid offensive output in this win. Furthermore, they had 3 power play opportunities but didn't net one. For the game, they tallied a score on 4 of the 37 shots they attempted.

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When at even strength, the Flyers surrendered 217 goals while getting 185. Philadelphia Flyers opposition had 233 power play opportunities (24th in the league) and came away with 59 goals in those chances. Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Philadelphia Flyers notched 220 goals (29th in pro hockey) in the previous season and gave up 276. Philadelphia tried 2,416 shots and held a shooting percentage of 9.1%. For the prior season, they finished with 75 points and their points percentage was .457. The Flyers had 2,585 shots tried against them and had a save percentage of .893. Philadelphia accumulated 225 power play opportunities and tallied 35 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 15.56%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Carter Hart. For his career, Hart is sitting with 93 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .482. He has a save percentage of .906 for his 11,296 minutes on the ice. Hart has had 5,903 shot attempts against him and has recorded 5,346 saves. Opponents have been able to score 557 goals versus Hart in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.96. He has accumulated a record of 84-84-26 and he started in 193 games. Hart has played in 201 games throughout his professional hockey career.

The last time they were on the ice, Ottawa opposed the Hurricanes in a matchup where the Senators took the defeat by a mark of 5-3. The Senators tallied 3 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 power play attempts in this matchup but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

The Senators finished with 187 goals at even strength and 72 goals (2nd in professional hockey) while on the power play. Ottawa took 2,746 shots (7th in hockey) and had a shot percentage of 9.43%, while allowing the opposition 2,572 shots. Last season, the Ottawa Senators earned a total of 259 goals, 86 points, in addition to a points percentage of .524. They allowed 270 goals to be scored by of a combination of 211 goals at even strength and 59 goals while they were shorthanded. They earned 306 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 23.53%. They had a penalty kill percentage of 80.07% on the other team's 296 tries on the power play, and their save percentage was at 89.5%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Joonas Korpisalo between the pipes. Korpisalo holds a career mark of 94-81-25 and has been in net for 221 games. Korpisalo's rate of quality starts sits at 49.8% and he has earned 100 quality starting assignments in his career. He has racked up 5,748 stops out of 6,359 shots tried, giving him a save % of .904. The opposition is averaging 3.01 goals per game and he has allowed 611 goals overall. He has been a starter 201 games and has been on the ice for 12,177 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+145)

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