Vancouver Canucks vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 11/9/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Thursday, November 9, 2023

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (-110) Senators (-110)

The Vancouver Canucks (9-2-1) are hitting the road to Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday where they will play the Ottawa Senators (4-6-0). The odds on this game have Vancouver at -110 while Ottawa is sitting at -110. The total is 7.

The Vancouver Canucks came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 6-2 win over the Oilers in their previous outing. The Canucks had a impressive offensive output in this victory. For the outing, they netted 6 out of the 36 shots they tried. In addition, they had 6 power play chances and were able to net 3 goals. Vancouver compiled 8 penalty minutes in this outing.

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In relation to their scoring, the Vancouver Canucks have accumulated 54 goals (1st in hockey) on the season and have given up 24. For the current season, they have earned 19 points and their points percentage is .792. Vancouver comes into tonight with 46 power play opportunities and they have notched 15 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 32.61%. While playing at even strength, the Canucks let the opposition score 14 goals while getting 39 when they are on offense. Vancouver has taken 350 shots and holds a shot percentage of 15.4%. The Canucks have seen 374 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .936. Vancouver Canucks opponents have earned 44 power play opportunities (10th in professional hockey) and have notched 10 goals in those attempts.

The player in the crease for this game is Thatcher Demko. Demko has played in 177 games throughout his NHL career. He has a record of 88-69-15 and got the start in 171 games. The opposition has scored 487 goals versus Demko in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.83. Demko has seen 5,545 shots against him and has recorded 5,058 saves. He has a save percentage of .912 in his 10,314 minutes played. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Demko has accumulated 97 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .567.

When they were on the ice last, Ottawa opposed the Lightning in an outing where the Senators took the defeat by a tally of 6-4. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this one and scored 1 out of those chances. The Senators had 4 goals of the 28 shots on goal they attempted.

Ottawa has put up 330 shots (27th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.52%, while allowing the opposition 313 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 75.00% on their opponents 36 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 88.8%. They have a tally of 45 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 22.22%. The Senators are sitting with 28 goals at even strength and 10 goals (13th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 35 goals to be scored by of a combination of 26 goals at even strength and 9 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the Ottawa Senators have 38 goals, 8 points, in addition to a points percentage of .400.

For the opposition you are going to see Joonas Korpisalo in the crease. Korpisalo has earned a lifetime record of 96-85-25 and has been in goal for 229 contests. Korpisalo's percentage of quality starts is 50.0% and he has made 104 quality starts in his career. He has accrued 5,957 stops out of the 6,591 shots tried, giving him a rate of .904. His opposition is averaging 3.02 goals per contest and he has allowed 634 goals altogether. He has started in 208 contests and has played 12,579 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver (-110)

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