Ottawa Senators vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 4/2/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+130) Wild (-156)

The Ottawa Senators (33-36-4) are traveling to Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Minnesota Wild (35-28-10). The odds on this game have the Senators at +130 and the Wild are at -156. The total is set at 7.

The Ottawa Senators came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 3-2 victory against the Jets their last time out. The Senators had a middle of the road offensive output in the victory. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 3 of the 27 shots they put on net. They also had 5 power play chances and were able to net 1 goal. Ottawa compiled 10 penalty minutes for this matchup.

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With regard to their scoring capabilities, the Ottawa Senators have notched 233 goals (15th in pro hockey) this season and have given up 253. For the year, they have tallied 70 points and their points percentage sits at .479. Ottawa is sitting with 252 power play opportunities and they have notched 44 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a rate of 17.46%. When playing at even strength, the Senators let the opposition score 196 goals while having 189 themselves. Ottawa has tried 2,349 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.9%. The Senators have had 2,183 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .884. Ottawa Senators opponents have recorded 216 power play opportunities (22nd in professional hockey) and have a total of 57 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Joonas Korpisalo. Korpisalo has played in 269 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has earned an overall mark of 113-102-29 and he has gotten the start in 244 games. Opponents have tallied 759 goals against Korpisalo in his career and his goals against average is 3.06. Korpisalo has seen 7,716 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 6,957 total saves. His save percentage is at .902 for his 14,890 minutes on the ice. Over the course of his pro career, Korpisalo has compiled 120 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .492.

In their last game, Minnesota faced the Golden Knights in a matchup where the Wild ended up taking the loss by a tally of 2-1. The Wild scored 1 goal out of the 33 shots on goal they attempted. They had 2 power play chances in this contest and scored 1 out of those tries.

This season, the Minnesota Wild have earned a total of 221 goals, 80 points, as well as a points percentage of .548. They have allowed 230 goals to be scored by way of 170 goals at even strength and 60 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Wild have tallied 169 goals at even strength and 52 goals (12th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a tally of 242 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 21.49%. Minnesota has taken 2,203 shots (20th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.03%, while allowing their opponents 2,178 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 74.79% on their oppositions 238 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.4%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Marc-Andre Fleury between the pipes. Teams are averaging 2.59 goals per contest and he has allowed 2,549 goals overall. Fleury's quality start percentage is 55.1% and he has earned 474 quality starts in his professional career. He was named a starter in 860 contests and has been on the ice for 59,040 mins. Fleury is the owner of a lifetime mark of 560-327-96 and has played in 1,021 games. He has recorded 26,489 saves out of 29,038 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .912.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa (+130)

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