Ottawa Senators vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 4/9/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Florida Panthers

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+200) Panthers (-250)

The Ottawa Senators (34-39-4) are hitting the road to FLA Live Arena on Tuesday where they will go up against the Florida Panthers (48-24-6). The moneyline on this matchup has the Senators at +200 while the Panthers are priced at -250. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Ottawa Senators had a good night with a 3-2 win against the Capitals in their previous contest . Ottawa compiled 8 mins in the box in this outing. They also had 2 chances on the power play but didn't convert them into a score. The Senators had an average offensive output in this win. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 3 out of the 21 shots they put on net.

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In relation to their goal scoring prowess, the Ottawa Senators have notched 241 goals (15th in the league) on the year and have given up 268. For the year, they have recorded 72 points and their points percentage sits at .468. Ottawa skates onto the rink with 266 power play opportunities and they have scored 48 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 18.05%. At even strength, the Senators have given up 210 goals while getting 193 of their own. Ottawa has attempted 2,460 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.8%. The Senators have had 2,283 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .883. Ottawa Senators opponents have tallied 227 power play opportunities (22nd in pro hockey) and have scored 58 goals in those attempts.

The man in goal for this game is Joonas Korpisalo. Throughout his time in hockey, Korpisalo has 121 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .490. His save percentage is at .901 during his 15,075 mins played. Korpisalo has had 7,793 shots against him and he has 7,024 saves. The opposition has notched 769 goals against Korpisalo in his professional hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 3.06. He has an overall record of 114-105-29 and he started in 247 games. Korpisalo has been involved in 273 contests over the course of his pro hockey career.

When they took the ice last, Florida went up against the Bruins in a game where the Panthers took the loss by a tally of 3-2. The Panthers had 2 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 power play attempts in this matchup but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

The Panthers have tallied 189 goals at even strength and 62 goals (5th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. Florida has tried 2,604 shots (1st in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.64%, while allowing the opposition 2,173 shots. So far this season, the Florida Panthers have earned a total of 251 goals, 102 points, and a points percentage of .654. They have allowed 194 goals to be scored by way of 145 goals at even strength and 49 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 252 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 24.60%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 82.50% on their oppositions 280 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 91.1%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Sergei Bobrovsky defending the net. His opposition is averaging 2.59 goals per game and he has allowed 1,736 goals in total. Bobrovsky's rate of quality starts is 57.8% and he has made 394 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has started in 682 contests and his ice time sits at 40,199 mins. Bobrovsky has a career mark of 394-224-55 and has been in goal for 698 games. He has tallied 18,629 stops out of 20,365 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .915.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa (+200)

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