Gustav Nyquist, Dylan Larkin, and the Detroit Red Wings will face off against Thomas Chabot, Mark Stone, and the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre for an Atlantic Division showdown. The game gets going at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 15, and you’ll be able to catch the game live on Fox Sports Detroit.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Ottawa Senators Odds
Each team currently has an identical -110 money line for this one, and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals (-125 for the over, +105 for the under).
Detroit is 8-10 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 1.5 units this year. Through 18 regular season contests, 10 of its games have gone over the total, while seven have gone under and just one has pushed. The Wings are 3-5 SU on the road in 2018-19.
Detroit has converted on 24.1 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that’s good enough for ninth-best in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 16th in the league, and it has successfully killed off 81.2 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 30.2 saves per game with a .920 save percentage, Jimmy Howard (6-7-2) has been the top option in goal for Detroit this year. If head coach Jeff Blashill decides to rest him, however, the team might turn to Jonathan Bernier (2-4), who has a .891 save percentage and 3.92 goals against average this year.
On the other side of the ice, Ottawa is 7-11 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 0.1 units this year. 13 of its games have gone over the total, while three have gone under and just two have pushed. It’s 5-5 SU as the home team thus far.
The Senators have converted on 27.1 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that places it in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 32nd overall, and it’s successfully killed off 67.2 percent of all penalties.
Craig Anderson has stopped 32.7 shots per game as the top choice in goal for the Senators. Anderson has seven wins, nine losses, and three OT losses to his credit and has recorded a pedestrian 3.70 goals against average and a fairly-weak .905 save percentage this year.
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Notes
Betting Notes
The vast majority (85.7 percent) of Ottawa’s wins have come by two or more goals, and the team’s 6-8 overall in games decided by at least two scores. 3 of Detroit’s 8 wins (37.5 percent) have been decided by two or more goals.
The Red Wings are 6-5 SU in games where they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Senators are 2-3 SU when they serve more minutes than the opposition.
For both of these teams, the game went over the total in four of their past five outings.
Detroit is ranked 32nd this season with 13.8 giveaways per game. That figure’s trended upward, as it’s averaged 15.5 giveaways over its last 10 games and 15.0 giveaways over its last five.
Ottawa has averaged 11.8 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 10.0 giveaways per game (ranked 18th in the NHL).
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