Ottawa Senators vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/02/2021

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, December 2, 2021

Venue:  PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Senators +235, Hurricanes -300; Over/Under:  NL goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Senators +240, Hurricanes -300; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Senators +240, Hurricanes -300; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

Ottawa Senators:  4-14-1 (8th place, Atlantic Division)

Carolina Hurricanes:  15-5-1 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

 

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Ottawa Senators:  1-9-0 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  5-4-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Senators are coming into this game with 9 points, a 4-14-1 record overall and they are 1-7-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 11 of their last 12 games and are coming into this one on a 5 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Pittsburgh Penguins while their 5 straight losses since then came against the Calgary Flames, the Colorado Avalanche, the San Jose Sharks, the Anaheim Ducks, and the Los Angeles Kings in their last game which they lost 4-2. Connor Brown and Michael Del Zotto both scored 1 goal each in that game while Josh Norris had the only assist for them in that one. Dylan Gambrell and Nikita Zaitsev both led the team in shots on goal with 4 each. Filip Gustavsson was the starting goaltender in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 36 shots with 33 saves and .917 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 46 goals in their 19 games this season averaging 2.4 goals scored per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 73 goals against them allowing 3.8 goals per game.

 

 

The Hurricanes are coming into this game with 31 points, a 15-5-1 record overall, and they are 6-2-0 in their home NHL games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win came against the Philadelphia Flyers while their 4 losses in that span came against the San Jose Sharks, the Seattle Kraken, the Washington Capitals, and the Dallas Stars in their last game losing that one 4-1. Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored the only goal in that game for them while Nino Niederreiter and Jaccob Slavin both had 1 assist each in that one. Seth Jarvis and Brady Skjei both led the team in shots on goal in that game with 4 shots on net each. Frederik Andersen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 16 shots with 13 saves and a .812 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 67 goals in their 21 games this season averaging 3.2 goals scored per game and their defense is allowing their opponents to score 47 goals against them allowing 2.2 goals per game.

 

 

The Hurricanes are coming into this game as -300 favourites with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook and other bookmakers. The Hurricanes have not been playing well recently but this is a great spot for them to get a much needed bounce back game. They are up against one of the worst teams in the NHL right now and they will be at home for this game and the Sens are awful on the road. The Senators are going to continue to struggle here against one of the best teams in the NHL as they look to find their footing after a bad streak of games. The best placed bet and value bets in this game is on the Hurricanes to be the winners in this game on the puckline as they will blowout the Sens here at home and a bounce back game for them.

 

Senators Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, December 2, 2021 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 6 Senators 2.

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Ottawa Senators: 52-94 (-18.9 units) in all games. 15-43 (-17 units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more. 20-39 (-12.4 units) first half of the season.

Carolina Hurricanes: 98-66 (+3.1 units) in all games. 39-22 (+6.8 units) first half of the season. 23-16 (+3.6 units) after a non-conference game.

 

 

Ottawa Senators:  S. Pinto (C) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury. J. Brown (D) Mid Jan - Upper Body injury. E. Brannstrom (D) Out indefinitely - Hand injury. C. White (C) Early April - Shoulder injury.

Carolina Hurricanes:  E. Bear (D) Prob Thurs - Illness. T. DeAngelo (D) Out indefinitely - Illness. B. Pesce (D) Out indefinitely - Illness.

 

 

 

“I’ve never been bit and I’ve never bit anyone. A lot of the things that went on back in the day, that was just part of the game, and it’s a lot safer now. The players really respect each other and you don’t see stuff like this very often. It’s unfortunate, but the league will deal with it and we’ll move on.” - D.J. Smith on Brady Tkachuk getting bitten in their game against the Kings.

 

 

“We played well today, we had a lot of shots, had a lot of Grade A’s, should have scored more goals — X, Y and Z — but we lost. So really, that’s all that matters.” - Ian Cole on their loss against the Stars on Tuesday night.

 

 

 

LW Tkachuk, Brady

C Norris, Joshua

RW Batherson, Drake

LD Chabot, Thomas

RD Zub, Artem

G Gustavsson, Filip

 

LW Teräväinen, Teuvo

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Necas, Martin

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Cole, Ian

G Andersen, Frederik

 

 

Points: D. Batherson (16)

Goals: J. Norris (8)

Assists: D. Batherson (9)

GAA: F. Gustavsson (3.37)

 

Points: A. Svechnikov (20)

Goals: S. Aho (10)

Assists: T. DeAngelo (15)

GAA: A. Lyon (2.00)

 

Coaches:

Ottawa Senators: D.J. Smith (3rd season)

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind’Amour (4th season)