Anaheim Ducks vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 2/15/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Ducks (+150) Senators (-186)

Canadian Tire Centre is the location where the Ottawa Senators (22-25-2) will meet the Anaheim Ducks (18-32-2) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Anaheim at +150 and Ottawa is sitting at -186. The over/under is 7.

The Anaheim Ducks will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-0 defeat against the Canadiens in their last outing. Anaheim accumulated 13 penalty minutes in this contest. Furthermore, they had 3 power play chances but didn't convert them into a score. The Ducks didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. In the matchup, they took the loss without having netted any of the 13 shots they put on goal.

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While playing at even strength, the Ducks let the opposition score 132 goals while getting 101 of their own. Anaheim Ducks opponents have recorded 212 power play tries (1st in the NHL) and have scored 48 goals in those chances. Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Anaheim Ducks have accounted for 131 goals (29th in hockey) on the year and have surrendered 180. Anaheim has taken 1,474 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.9%. For the current season, they have 38 points and their points percentage sits at .365. The Ducks have had 1,705 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .894. Anaheim has tallied 161 power play chances and they have scored 30 goals out of those chances, garnering them a percentage of 18.63%.

The player in the crease for this game is John Gibson. For his professional hockey career, Gibson has earned 246 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .542. He has a save percentage of .912 for his 26,513 mins in the crease. Gibson has had 14,207 shot attempts against him and he has 12,950 saves. The opposition has been able to score 1,257 goals versus Gibson in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 2.84. He has amassed an overall mark of 190-198-60 and he has started in 454 games. Gibson has been involved in 464 games over the course of his NHL career.

In their last outing, Ottawa played the Blue Jackets in an outing where the Senators took home the win by a mark of 6-3. The Senators recorded 6 goals of the 30 shots on goal they pursued. They had 5 power play attempts in this matchup and notched 2 out of those attempts.

The Senators have 139 goals at even strength and 29 goals (22nd in the league) while on the power play. Ottawa has attempted 1,598 shots (17th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.51%, while allowing the opposition 1,503 shots. For the season, the Ottawa Senators have a total of 168 goals, 46 points, in addition to a points percentage of .469. They have granted a total of 176 goals to be scored by of a combination of 137 goals at even strength and 39 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a tally of 180 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 16.11%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 75.00% on the other teams 156 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 88.3%.

For the opposition you will find Joonas Korpisalo in goal. His opposition is averaging 3.06 goals per contest and he has relinquished 717 goals altogether. Korpisalo's quality start rate sits at 48.5% and he has qualified for 112 quality starting assignments in his career. He has started in 231 contests and has racked up 14,063 mins. Korpisalo has a lifetime record of 107-97-27 and has been in goal for 255 games. He has gathered 6,605 saves out of 7,322 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .902.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Anaheim (+150)

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