The Carolina Hurricanes (50-20-9) wrap up a 3-game road trip against the Ottawa Senators (38-35-7) Monday. Puck drop from Canadian Tire Centre is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Hurricanes vs. Senators odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Hurricanes enter play Monday with 109 points, 1 point clear of the 2nd-place New Jersey Devils, and 3 points clear of the 3rd-place New York Rangers. Carolina has 3 games remaining and has 1 game in hand over both the Devils and the Rangers.
Carolina has lost the first 2 games of the road trip, losing 3-0 against the Nashville Predators Thursday and 4-3 against the Buffalo Sabres Saturday. This is the 1st of back-to-back games against teams already eliminated from the playoff chase.
Ottawa was eliminated from the playoffs in the past week but still throttled the playoff-bound Tampa Bay Lightning 7-4 Saturday. The Senators snapped an 0-2-2 skid with the win.