Hurricanes vs. Senators NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 5

The Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators are coming off a win and a loss, respectively, heading into their matchup at Canadian Tire Centre on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET. The oddsmakers have made the Hurricanes solid favorites at -125 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Senators are at +105.

Carolina secured a 4-3 home victory against the New York Islanders in its last game on April 4. Seth Jarvis led the Hurricanes with three points (two goals and one assist).

Ottawa lost 4-1 at home against the Minnesota Wild in its most recent game on April 4. The Senators got one point apiece out of three players in that matchup, including Drake Batherson (one goal) and Tim Stutzle (one assist).

Here's our pick for who will capture the victory in Sunday's game.

Hurricanes vs. Senators Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Senators 3 - Hurricanes 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.06 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Senators Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Hurricanes-Senators game.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-125)
• Underdog: Senators (+105)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes are 45-22 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• When playing with moneyline odds of -125 or shorter, Carolina is 42-20 (winning 67.7% of the time).
• Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Hurricanes' implied win probability is 55.6%.
• In 40 games this season, Carolina and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Senators Betting Insights

• This season the Senators have won seven of the 20 games, or 35.0%, in which they've been an underdog.
• Ottawa has entered 16 games this season as the underdog by +105 or more and is 7-9 in those contests.
• The Senators have a 48.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Ottawa has played 37 games this season that finished with more than 6.5 goals.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina's 267 total goals (3.5 per game) make it the fourth-highest scoring team in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes have given up 219 total goals (2.9 per game), the sixth-fewest in NHL play.
• Its goal differential (+48) makes the team third-best in the league.
• The 56 power-play goals the Hurricanes have scored this season (on 229 power-play chances) are the fourth-most in the NHL.
• Carolina is fifth in the league with a 24.45% power-play conversion rate.
• The Hurricanes have scored 13 shorthanded goals this season to lead the NHL.
• Carolina has the league's 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.93%).
• Carolina wins 50.5% of its faceoffs (15th in NHL).
• The Hurricanes shoot 10.9% as a team (18th in the league).

Senators Key Stats

• Ottawa's 249 goals on the season (3.3 per game) rank 10th in the league.
• The Senators have conceded 234 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 18th in the league.
• Its +15 goal differential ranks 12th in the league.
• The Senators have 54 power-play goals (on 244 chances), sixth in the NHL.
• Ottawa's power-play percentage (22.13) puts the team 12th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Senators have six.
• At 75%, Ottawa has the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 54.5%, Ottawa has the league's best faceoff win percentage.
• With a shooting percentage of 11.3%, the Senators are 11th in the league.