Travis Konecny, Oskar Lindblom, and the Philadelphia Flyers will do battle against Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Connor Brown, and the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre in an Eastern Conference showdown. The first puck will drop at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, November 15, and it’s being televised live on NSP+, RDS2 and TSN5.
Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators Odds
With a moneyline of -145, Philadelphia comes into the game as the heavy favorite. The line for Ottawa sits at +125, and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 7 goals (-120 under, +100 over).
Philadelphia is 10-8 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 2.5 units this season. Through 18 regular season contests, 10 of its games have gone under the total, while eight have gone over and none have pushed. This 2019-20 Flyers team is 4-5 SU on the road.
Philadelphia has converted on 21.7 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked sixth overall, and it has successfully killed off 86.3 percent of all penalties..
With a .904 save percentage and 21.1 saves per game, Carter Hart (6-6-2) has been the primary option in goal for Philadelphia this year. If Philadelphia chooses to rest him, however, head coach Alain Vigneault may roll with Brian Elliott (4-5-1 record, .909 save percentage, 2.88 goals against average).
Over on the other bench, Ottawa is 7-11 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.9 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 18 regular season contests, nine of its games have gone over the total, while another nine have gone under and none have pushed. It’s 5-4 SU at home thus far.
The Senators have converted on just 6.6 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that places them in the bottom overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 17th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 80.3 percent of all opponent power plays.
Anders Nilsson has stopped 31.2 shots per game as the top netminder in goal for the Senators. Nilsson has four wins, five losses, and one overtime loss to his name and has registered a .921 save percentage and 2.98 goals against average this year.
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Ottawa Senators Betting Picks
Pick: SU Winner – Flyers, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- The Senators are 1-5 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 2-4 when they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes.
- Philadelphia (3-3 in shootouts) has more experience this season in games decided by shootout. Ottawa fell short in its only shootout this season.
- The under has hit in four of Ottawa’s last five outings.
- Philadelphia has averaged 10.0 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 11.4 giveaways per game (ranked 22nd).
- Ottawa skaters have averaged 15.6 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 12.0 giveaways per game (ranked 23rd overall).
- The Senators this season have tallied the third-most hits in the NHL (28.6 per game).
