The Carolina Hurricanes (50-20-9) wrap up a 3-game road trip against the Ottawa Senators (38-35-7) Monday. Puck drop from Canadian Tire Centre is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Hurricanes vs. Senators odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Hurricanes enter play Monday with 109 points, 1 point clear of the 2nd-place New Jersey Devils, and 3 points clear of the 3rd-place New York Rangers. Carolina has 3 games remaining and has 1 game in hand over both the Devils and the Rangers.
Carolina has lost the first 2 games of the road trip, losing 3-0 against the Nashville Predators Thursday and 4-3 against the Buffalo Sabres Saturday. This is the 1st of back-to-back games against teams already eliminated from the playoff chase.
Ottawa was eliminated from the playoffs in the past week but still throttled the playoff-bound Tampa Bay Lightning 7-4 Saturday. The Senators snapped an 0-2-2 skid with the win.
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Hurricanes at Senators odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:28 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Hurricanes -190 (bet $190 to win $100) | Senators +155 (bet $100 to win $155)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Hurricanes -1.5 (+125) | Senators +1.5 (-150)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Hurricanes at Senators projected goalies
Frederik Andersen (20-10-1, 2.41 GAA, .904 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Cam Talbot (17-14-2, 2.93 GAA, .898 SV%, 1 SO)
Andersen was in the crease for Thursday’s 3-0 loss in Nashville, although he was solid with 20 saves on 22 shots. He has received a total of just 8 goals of offensive support in the previous 5 outings.
Talbot backstopped the 7-4 win against the Lightning last time out, allowing 4 goals on 24 shots, and has won 5 of his past 6 starts dating back to Feb. 27. He allowed 3 goals on 29 shots in a 4-0 loss at Carolina in his only appearance against the Hurricanes this season on Feb. 24.
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Hurricanes at Senators picks and predictions
Prediction
Hurricanes 4, Senators 3
Moneyline
The Hurricanes (-190) will cost you nearly 2 times your potential return, and that’s too much risk for not enough reward.
Carolina is desperate for 2 points as it looks to keep hope alive for a Metropolitan Division championship. However, the Senators belted the high-octane Lightning last time out, and don’t appear ready to go quietly into the night.
PASS.
Puck line/Against the spread
The HURRICANES -1.5 (+125) are a better play at plus money.
Carolina topped Ottawa 3-2 in OT Tuesday and 4-0 on Feb. 24 with both games coming in Raleigh. They’re a good bet to complete the regular-season sweep of Ottawa and keep steaming toward a 2nd consecutive Metropolitan Division title.
Over/Under
OVER 6.5 (-110) is the lean, but go lightly with a half-unit play at most.
The Under has dominated for the Hurricanes lately, going 6-1 in the past 7 games overall and 4-1 in the past 5 road games.
However, the Over is 6-2-1 in the past 9 games overall for the Senators, while going 12-3-1 in the past 16 games at home. Look for Carolina to get well in Canada’s capital city, with a high-scoring win and 2 valuable points.
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