Carolina vs. Ottawa. NHL match prediction and bets

Current form

Carolina didn't take long to get going and quickly gained points throughout October. The team from Raleigh is in second place in the conference, but is actually the leader of the East. Rod Brin'Damore men have earned 22 points in 15 games and lost only two meetings this fall. The hosts had a series of eight victories in a row, but now the Canes have not played their best games on the road. The Hurricanes lost in Denver (2:4), but confidently beat Vegas in Nevada (5:2). In the last game, Jordan Staal team sensationally lost to Utah (1:4). The game was equal until the very end, but the Denver guests failed in defense and conceded three unanswered goals.

The hosts, as we said earlier, have been making great use of their chances in recent games. Carolina has scored at least three goals in nine games, scoring four goals on average. This streak was only broken in Salt Lake. Martin Necas remains the leader of the Canes on the opponent half of the court. The Czech forward has scored 25 points (9+16) in the goal+pass system and is sixth on the list of the league best scorers.

Petr Kochetkov is getting more and more playing time and often starts lately. The Russian has only saved 89.67% of the shots on his goal and has not made a single shutout, but the Hurricanes coach continues to trust him.

Disqualifications and injuries

Seth Jarvis, Jesper Fast and Frederik Andersen will not play against Ottawa on Friday.

Interesting trends for betting

• Carolina is averaging more than 35 shots per game.

The hosts take a huge number of shots in each of their matches and convert 11.4% of their chances.

• The Hurricanes are winning 51.3 percent of their faceoffs this fall.

The hosts try to be better than their opponents in all aspects of the game, including on the spot.

Current form

Ottawa has been looking good this fall and has not allowed itself to lose more than two games in a row. The Canadians have fallen to tenth place in the East, with a modest 17 points after 16 starts. The Sens showed character in the last away series of games. They won a comeback victory over Boston (3:2, OT), and two days later they beat Toronto without scoring (3:0). Returning home, Travis Green team met Philadelphia. The Legionnaires were leading by two goals, but were unable to maintain such an advantage, although there were only ten minutes left before the final siren.

Linus Ullmark has yet to impress with his consistent play as the last line of defense. The Swedish goalie has blocked 89.04% of shots on his goal and made one shutout in ten games. His replacement Anton Forsberg has only been on the ice seven times so far, but has managed to get two shutouts during that time. For now, the Ottawa coaching staff trusts Linus more.

Tim Stutzle scored 21 points (7+14) in the goal+pass system and is the undisputed leader of the Canadian team in attack. Brady Tkachuk is playing a little worse so far, with 19 effective actions (9+10).

Disqualifications and injuries

David Perron participation is still in question.

Interesting trends for betting

• Ottawa takes 32 shots on goal per game

The visitors put a lot of pressure on the opponents' goal and often shoot at the goal.

• The "legionnaires'" opponents carry out 25 power moves against the guests

Every team in the league knows that Travis Green men can't be given a lot of space.