The Ottawa Senators host the Carolina Hurricanes for Game 3 of the NHL Playoffs First Round at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday, April 23, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on TBS. The Hurricanes are ahead in the series 2-0.

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Senators vs. Hurricanes Betting Lines

• Favorite: Senators (-122)
• Underdog: Hurricanes (+102)
• Over/under: 5.5

Senators vs. Hurricanes Quick Facts

• Ottawa and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 45 of 84 games this season.
• Carolina’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 52 of 82 chances this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.9, is 1.4 more than Thursday’s over/under.
• This game’s over/under is 0.4 less than the 5.9 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Senators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Senators Season Stat Insights

• The Senators net the eighth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.4 per game for a total of 275 this season.
• On defense, Ottawa has allowed 245 goals (3.0 per game) to rank 13th in league play.
• The team has the league’s eighth-best goal differential at +30 this season.
• Ottawa’s 63 power-play goals this season are the fourth-most in the NHL (on 262 chances).
• The Senators have the NHL’s eighth-best power-play conversion rate at 24.05%.
• Ottawa has scored a total of eight shorthanded goals this season.
• The Senators kill 75.85% of their opponent’s power plays, the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• The Senators’ players win 54.5% of their faceoffs to rank second in the league.
• Ottawa connects on 11.6% of its shots, ranking 10th in the NHL.
• The Senators have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 24 hits and 13.5 blocked shots per game.

Senators Moneyline

• Ottawa has gone 35-24 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
• The Senators have won 32 of the 51 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -122.
• There is a 55.0% chance that Ottawa wins this game, per the moneyline.

Senators Leaders

• Tim Stutzle: 34 goals and 48 assists
• Drake Batherson: 33 goals and 37 assists
• Dylan Cozens: 29 goals and 30 assists
• Linus Ullmark: 28-12-8 record, .890 save percentage, 131 goals conceded

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Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stats Insights

• The Hurricanes have the league’s second-best scoring offense (291 total goals, 3.6 per game).
• Carolina’s 236 total goals allowed (2.9 per game) are the fifth-fewest in the league.
• Their +55 goal differential is third-best in the league.
• Carolina has scored 60 power-play goals this season (fifth-most in the NHL) on 241 chances.
• The Hurricanes’ power-play conversion rate (24.9%) ranks fourth-best in the league.
• Carolina leads the league with 13 shorthanded goals.
• The 80.6% of opponent power plays the Hurricanes kill is the 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Hurricanes have the 16th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (50.2%).
• Carolina is shooting 11.1% (16th in the league).
• The Hurricanes have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 20 hits and 11.3 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Moneyline Insights

• The Hurricanes have been made the underdog eight times this season, and upset their opponent four times.
• Carolina is 4-3 when it is underdogs of +102 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Hurricanes, implied from the moneyline, is 49.5%.

Hurricanes Leaders

• Sebastian Aho: 27 goals and 53 assists
• Nikolaj Ehlers: 26 goals and 45 assists
• Andrei Svechnikov: 31 goals and 39 assists
• Brandon Bussi: 31-6-2 record, .894 save percentage, 97 goals given up