Vegas Golden Knights vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 2/24/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

Canadian Tire Centre is the location where the Ottawa Senators (23-27-3) will try to beat the Vegas Golden Knights (32-18-6) on Saturday.

The Vegas Golden Knights will look to clean up some issues after taking a 5-3 loss to the Predators in their previous contest . The Golden Knights offense didn't overly impress in this defeat. In the matchup, they netted 3 out of the 26 shots they attempted. Moreover, they had 4 power play attempts and netted 1 goal. Vegas accounted for 8 penalty mins in this game.

With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Vegas Golden Knights have tallied 176 goals (14th in the NHL) so far this season and have given up 153. For the current season, they have tallied 70 points and their points percentage is sitting at .625. Vegas has tallied 188 power play opportunities and they have scored 37 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 19.68%. When at even strength, the Golden Knights have allowed the opponent to score 124 goals while getting 139 of their own. Vegas has taken 1,735 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.1%. The Golden Knights have seen 1,714 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .911. Vegas Golden Knights opponents have tallied 154 power play opportunities (30th in pro hockey) and have notched 29 goals in those attempts.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Adin Hill. Hill has taken the ice for 123 games over the course of his professional hockey career. He has earned a mark of 59-44-8 and he has gotten the start in 110 games. The opposition has scored 287 goals versus Hill in his professional career and his average for goals against per game is 2.57. Hill has had 3,327 shot attempts against him and has gathered 3,040 total saves. He has a save percentage of .914 during his 6,707 mins guarding the cage. For his career, Hill is sitting with 62 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .564.

In their last outing, Ottawa faced off against the Panthers in a matchup where the Senators ended up losing by a final of 3-2. The Senators converted 2 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 2 power play attempts in this contest but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

So far this year, the Ottawa Senators have notched a total of 177 goals, 49 points, and a points percentage of .462. They have allowed 189 goals to be scored by way of 148 goals at even strength and 41 goals while they were shorthanded. The Senators have earned 147 goals at even strength and 30 goals (23rd in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have a total of 189 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 15.87%. Ottawa has taken 1,732 shots (16th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 10.22%, while allowing the opposition 1,604 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 74.69% on their oppositions 162 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 88.2%.

For the opposition you are going to see Joonas Korpisalo defending the goal. Teams are averaging 3.07 goals/game and he has surrendered 728 goals in total. Korpisalo's quality start rate sits at 48.3% and he has 113 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has made the start in 234 games and his ice time sits at 14,243 mins. Korpisalo has compiled a career mark of 107-99-28 and has played in 258 games. He is sitting with 6,670 saves out of the 7,398 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .902.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa

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