Ottawa Senators vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, 1/2/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Vancouver Canucks

Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+180) Canucks (-225)

The Vancouver Canucks (23-10-3) will take on the Ottawa Senators (14-18-0) at Rogers Arena on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has Ottawa at +180 while Vancouver is coming in at -225. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Ottawa Senators were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-1 victory over the Sabres in their last outing. Ottawa recorded 20 penalty mins in this matchup. Furthermore, they had 1 power play chance and scored 1 goal. The Senators played really well in the win. For the outing, they finished 5 out of the 31 shots they put on goal.

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In relation to their scoring capabilities, the Ottawa Senators have accounted for 110 goals (18th in hockey) for the season and have allowed 112. For the season, they have tallied 28 points and their points percentage is sitting at .438. Ottawa comes into the game with 125 power play chances and they have added 22 goals during those chances, garnering them a percentage of 17.60%. At even strength, the Senators have given up 81 goals while earning 88 themselves. Ottawa has tried 1,031 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.7%. The Senators have seen 1,001 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .888. Ottawa Senators opponents have tallied 111 power play opportunities (20th in pro hockey) and have scored 31 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Joonas Korpisalo. Korpisalo has taken the ice for 242 games throughout his professional hockey career. He has earned a mark of 101-93-25 and he has gotten the start in 221 games. The opposition has been able to score 683 goals against Korpisalo in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 3.07. Korpisalo has had 7,011 shots against him and he has 6,328 total saves. He has a save percentage of .903 in his 13,357 mins on the ice. For his professional hockey career, Korpisalo has compiled 108 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .489.

When they took the ice last, Vancouver faced the Flyers in an outing where the Canucks took the defeat by a mark of 4-1. The Canucks had 1 goal out of the 27 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 power play opportunities in this outing but didn't score a goal.

Vancouver has taken 1,007 shots (28th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 13.51%, while allowing the opposition 1,075 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 77.48% on their oppositions 111 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 91.4%. They have earned 127 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 23.62%. The Canucks have accumulated 106 goals at even strength and 30 goals (8th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have permitted 92 goals to be scored by way of 67 goals at even strength and 25 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the campaign, the Vancouver Canucks have tallied 136 goals, 49 points, in addition to a points percentage of .681.

For the opposition you are likely to see Thatcher Demko in net. The opposition is averaging 2.84 goals per game and he has allowed 534 goals altogether. Demko's quality start rate comes in at 55.6% and he has 104 quality starts in his pro career. He has started in 187 games and his ice time sits at 11,277 minutes. Demko is the owner of a lifetime mark of 98-74-16 and has participated in 193 games. He has gathered 5,478 saves out of 6,012 shots tried, giving him a rate of .911.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa (+180)

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