Carolina Hurricanes vs Ottawa Senators Prediction 4/17/25 NHL Picks

The Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators meet Thursday in NHL action at the Canadian Tire Centre. Here’s a Carolina Hurricanes vs Ottawa Senators Prediction. This article will include a Carolina Hurricanes vs Ottawa Senators Pick.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Preview 

The Carolina Hurricanes recently played the Rangers, Maple Leafs, and Canadiens. The Hurricanes have lost six of their last seven games. 

The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.22 goals per game and are scoring 18.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Seth Jarvis leads Carolina with 32 goals, Sebastian Aho has 45 assists, and Andrei Svechnikov has 177 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.75 goals per game and are killing 84.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Spencer Martin has given up 27 goals on 175 shots faced, and Pyotr Kochetkov has allowed 121 goals on 1,171 shots.

Ottawa Senators Betting Preview 

The Ottawa Senators recently played the Canadiens, Flyers, and Blackhawks. The Senators have won 14 of their last 21 games since March 5. 

The Ottawa Senators are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring 23.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Brady Tkachuk leads Ottawa with 29 goals, Tim Stutzle has 53 assists and Jake Sanderson has 193 shots on goal. Defensively, the Ottawa Senators are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 77.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has allowed 107 goals on 1,196 shots faced, and Anton Forsberg has given up 76 goals on 768 shots.

Why the Ottawa Senators will win

• The Hurricanes have lost each of their last six night games.
• The home team has won nine of the Hurricanes’ last 10 games.
• The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six night games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The favorites have covered the puck line in four of the last five games between the Hurricanes and Senators.
• The home team has won the third period in five of the Senators’ last six games.

Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win

• The underdogs have won six of the Senators’ last nine games.
• The Senators have lost two of their last three games as favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in 10 of their last 11 home games after coming off overtime.
• The Hurricanes have covered the puck line in five of their last six games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Senators have lost the first period in three of their last four games as home favorites after coming off overtime.

Carolina Hurricanes vs Ottawa Senators Injury Report

Nick Jensen, Hayden Hodgson, Claude Giroux, Jake Sanderson, and Brady Tkachuk are questionable for the Ottawa Senators.

The Hurricanes will be without Jesper Fast, Sebastian Aho, Jordan Martinook, Jackson Blake, Jaccob Slavin, Jordan Staal, Jalen Chatfield, and Seth Jarvis. 

Carolina Hurricanes vs Ottawa Senators Prediction

Neither the Senators or Hurricanes will be invested in this game given that they’re both locked into a playoff series. There’s nothing to play for here. With that said, somebody has to win. I’ll lean Senators because they’re at home where they’ve won 26 games. The Hurricanes have seen 20 of their 29 losses this season come on the road. The Canes have also looked like a team that’s ready for the regular season to wrap up, as they’ve lost six of their last seven games and are getting killed defensively. Give me the Senators in the regular season finale.