The Ottawa Senators and the Carolina Hurricanes meet Saturday in NHL action from the Lenovo Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Ottawa Senators vs. Carolina Hurricanes prediction.

Ottawa Senators Recap

The Ottawa Senators come into this one looking to rebound from a 5-4 OT loss to Philadelphia last time out. After this game, Ottawa will head home for a matchup with the Edmonton Oilers.

Senators Looking For Another Strong Road Showing

Tim Stutzle leads the Senators with 21 points including 7 goals and 14 assists while Brady Tkachuk has 19 points with a team-high 9 goals and 10 assists. Drake Batherson has 16 points with 7 goals and 9 assists and Claude Giroux has 5 goals and 7 assists while Josh Norris has 12 points with 7 goals and 5 assists. Thomas Chabot has 11 points with 10 assists and Jake Sanderson has 10 points with 9 assists. Linus Ullmark is 4-4-1 with a 2.77 GAA and an .890 save percentage in goal for Ottawa so far this year while Mads Sogaard is 1-0 with a 6.96 GAA and a .765 save percentage and Anton Forsberg is 3-3 with a 2.72 GAA and a .905 save percentage as well this season.

Why the Ottawa Senators will win

• The underdogs have won each of the Senators’ last five games.
• The Hurricanes have lost two of their last three games as favorites.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Senators’ last five games.

Carolina Hurricanes Recap

The Carolina Hurricanes come into this one looking to rebound from a 4-1 loss at the hands of Utah last time out. After this game, the Hurricanes will square off against the St. Louis Blues.

Hurricanes Looking For Consistency

Martin Necas leads the Hurricanes with 25 points including team-highs of 9 goals and 16 assists while Andrei Svechnikov has 14 points with 5 goals and 9 assists. Sebastian Aho has 14 points with 3 goals and 11 assists. Seth Jarvis has 11 points with 4 goals and 7 assists while Jack Roslovic has 10 points with 9 goals. Jesperi Kotkaniemi has 10 points with 2 goals and 8 assists and Jordan Martinook has 9 points with 5 goals and 4 assists. Shayne Gostisbehere also has 10 points with 5 goals and 5 assists as well on the year. Pyotr Kochetkov has gone 8-2 with a 2.56 GAA and an .897 save percentage in goal for Carolina so far this year while Frederik Andersen is 3-1 with a 1.48 GAA and a .941 save percentage on the year. Spencer Martin has also gone 0-1 with a 5.14 GAA and an .821 save percentage this season.

Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win

• The Hurricanes have won each of their last six games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Senators have lost each of their last five games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Hurricanes have covered the puck line in each of their last six games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight night games after coming off overtime.

Senators vs. Hurricanes Prediction

I’m on the Hurricanes here. I get the reasoning for looking at Ottawa as Carolina didn’t look all that convincing in their last game. However, those losses occurred on the road, and Carolina’s been far more effective on home ice this season. I expect Carolina to round back into form on home ice so give me the ‘Canes here.