Anthony Mantha, Tyler Bertuzzi, and the Detroit Red Wings will do battle against Connor Brown, Vladislav Namestnikov, and the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre in an Atlantic Division matchup. The match gets underway at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 23, and fans at home can catch the game live on Sportsnet.
Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators Odds
Detroit is 3-6 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 0.3 units this season. That early-season SU winning percentage is a drop-off from the 32-50 record that the team posted during the 2018-19 season campaign. Through nine regular season outings, Three of its games have gone over the total, while two have gone under and just three have pushed. The Wings are 2-3 SU on the road in 2019-20.
The Red Wings have found the net on 14.3 percent of their power play chances thus far. That’s a fairly big drop-off from last season, when they were ranked 20th in the NHL by scoring on 18.1 percent of their extra-man advantages. Their penalty kill has fallen off noticeably year-over-year, as they’ve gone from successfully defending 77.0 percent of opponents’ power plays (ranked 28th overall last season) to 70.0 percent this year..
With a .898 save percentage and 33.6 saves per game, Jimmy Howard (1-4) has been the best option in goal for Detroit this season. Howard played last night, however, so Detroit might choose to rest him and go with Jonathan Bernier instead (2-2 record, .905 save percentage, 3.02 goals against average).
On the other side of the ice, Ottawa is 1-7 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.8 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Five of its contests have gone under the total, while three have gone over and none have pushed. It’s 1-3 SU at home so far this year.
The Senators have killed off an impressive 80.0 percent of all penalties, compared to 79.2 percent a year ago (when they were ranked 23rd overall). They’ve found the net on 4.0 percent of their power plays this year after converting on 20.4 percent (ranked 12th in league) last season.
Craig Anderson (27.4 saves per game) has been the top option in goal for the Senators. Anderson has one win and four losses to his credit and has maintained a pedestrian 3.26 goals against average and a subpar .895 save percentage this season.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Ottawa Senators Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Senators, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- After going 0-1 in games decided by a shootout last season, the Senators are off to a 0-1 start in shootouts this year. The Red Wings were 3-5 in shootouts last year and has yet to participate in one this time around.
- The total has gone under in four of Ottawa’s last five games.
- Detroit skaters recorded 21.3 hits per game last season, while the Senators forced 21.7 hits per contest.
