Ottawa Senators vs Carolina Hurricanes: Game preview, predictions, and odds | December 13, 2024

The Ottawa Senators are on the road to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday at 7 p.m. ET.

Ottawa (13-13-2) is coming off a 5-1 win over Anaheim on Wednesday. Carolina (18-9-1) is coming off a 3-2 home win over San Jose on Tuesday.

Senators vs Hurricanes: Head-to-head & key stats

• Ottawa is 44-57-8-8 all-time against Carolina
• The Senators are averaging 3.1 goals per game
• The Hurricanes are 11-3 at home
• Ottawa is allowing 3.07 goals per game
• Carolina is averaging 3.7 goals per game
• The Sens are 4-7-1 on the road
• The Hurricanes are allowing 2.92 goals per game

Ottawa Senators vs Carolina Hurricanes: Preview

Ottawa is coming off a big 5-1 win over Anaheim on Wednesday. The Senators are led by Tim Stutzle, who has 36 points; Drake Batherson, who has 32 points; Brady Tkachuk, who has 31 points; and Josh Norris, who has 19 points.

The Senators will likely start Anton Forsberg who has a 4-6 record with a 2.95 GAA and a .889 SV%. In his career against Carolina, Forsberg has a 3-4 record with a 3.59 GAA and a .901 SV%.

The Sens will look for a win to hopefully quiet out the growing trade speculation around Brady Tkachuk.

Carolina, meanwhile, returned to the win column with a win over San Jose. The Hurricanes will likely start Pyotr Kotchekov, who has a 12-4 record, a 2.64 GAA and a .894 SV%.

The Hurricanes are led by Martin Necas, who has 43 points; Sebastian Aho, who has 30 points; Shayne Gostisbehere, who has 25 points; and Andrei Svechnikov, who has 24 points.

Senators vs Hurricanes: Odds & Prediction

Ottawa Senators lost their previous meeting (0-4) against the Carolina Hurricanes earlier this season (Credits: IMAGN)

Ottawa is a +168 underdog while Carolina is a -205 favorite, with the over/under set at 6.5 goals.

The Sens played fantastic against Anaheim on Wednesday but now go on the road to play Carolina in the first game of the second half of a back-to-back. Ottawa will likely start Anton Forsberg who has struggled this season, and the Hurricanes offense will cruise to a big win here.

Carolina, meanwhile, is one of the best teams in the NHL as their offense is legit. The Hurricanes should be able to score plenty on Forsberg and get a big home win here.

Prediction: Carolina 5, Ottawa 2.

Senators vs Hurricanes: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Carolina -1.5 (+124)

Tip 2: Over 6 goals (+100)