Ottawa Senators vs Carolina Hurricanes 2/24/2023 Picks

Ottawa Senators vs Carolina Hurricanes 2/24/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina will feature the Ottawa Senators and the Carolina Hurricanes in an inter-division competition on Friday evening.

Ottawa is 27-25-4 with 58 points through 56 games played, placed seventh in the Atlantic Division, and posted an 11-13-2 road record on the season.

The Senators won seven of their last ten games played and are only six points back in the race for the final Eastern Conference playoff seat.

Ottawa surrendered their recent road match to the Boston Bruins at 1-3 on Monday after allowing Boston’s RW David Pastrnak to score two goals in the game.

Right-wingman Claude Giroux nailed his 23rd goal of the season on an assist from Dylan Gambrell in the final minute of the first period to tie the score at 1-1 on the way to their two-point loss.

GK Kevin Madolese defended 29 shots attempted against him in the losing effort after the Senators failed to convert a goal on three power-play chances they faced in defeat.

The totals went OVER in 5 of Ottawa’s last 7 outings while the Senators are 7-3 straight up in their last 10 matches played.

The Ottawa Senators are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games versus Carolina while the totals went UNDER in 5 of Ottawa’s last 6 contests when playing on the road against the Hurricanes.

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Ottawa Senators vs Carolina Hurricanes Predictions 2/24/2023

The Carolina Hurricanes will continue a home stand after winning their last three home games and will try to extend a winning streak at home when hosting the Ottawa Senators on Friday.

Carolina retained the lead in the Metropolitan Division and ranked second in the entire league with an overall standing of 38-10-8 on 84 points while posting a 20-6-2 home record for the season.

The Hurricanes’ defense limited the scoring of their opponents to an average of just 2.59 goals per outing while Center Martin Necas led the scoring for Carolina with 51 points.

The Hurricanes won nine of their last ten contests and enter this competition after winning four games in a row including their recent 4-1 home victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.

RW Andrei Svechnikov netted two successive goals in the opening period giving Carolina a 2-0 lead. Center Seth Jarvis nailed the final goal of the match assisted by Center Sebastian Aho to seal the win with a final score of 4-1.

Goalie Frederick Andersen posted 35 saves for a save percentage of .972 in the victory.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of the Hurricanes’ last 6 contests while Carolina is 11-1 straight up in their last 12 matches played.

The totals went UNDER in 10 of the Hurricanes’ last 14 outings played versus Ottawa while Carolina is 7-1 SU in their last 8 home games.

Ottawa Senators vs. Carolina Hurricanes. The NHL Pick for this contest is Carolina -235.

The Hurricanes have momentum in this match-up with four successive wins and will dominate this match-up at home after winning three straight home matches.

Look for Carolina’s tight defense (allowed only 2.59 goals per contest) to give Ottawa difficulty in scoring goals. The prediction: Carolina Hurricanes will win 3-2.

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