Thursday’s NHL matchup between the Ottawa Senators (1-3) and the Seattle Kraken (2-0-1) at Canadian Tire Centre sees the Senators as home favorites (-155 moneyline odds to win) against the Kraken (+130). The game begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Senators vs. Kraken Betting Lines

• Favorite: Senators (-155)
• Underdog: Kraken (+130)
• Over/under: 5.5

Senators vs. Kraken Quick Facts

• Ottawa’s games last season finished above this matchup’s total of 5.5 goals 46 times.
• Seattle played 48 games last season that ended with over 5.5 goals.
• These two teams averaged a combined 5.9 goals per game, 0.4 more than this one’s total.
• These teams conceded six goals per game combined, 0.5 more than this one’s total.
• The Kraken were 16th in the league in goals scored, compared to the 18th-ranked Senators.
• This game features the league’s 24th-ranked (Kraken) and 13th-ranked (Senators) teams last season in terms of defense.

Senators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Senators Season Stat Insights

• The Senators’ 242 total goals (3.0 per game) made them the 18th-ranked scoring team in the NHL last season.
• Ottawa was 13th in goals against, giving up 232 total goals (2.8 per game) in NHL action.
• Their +10 goal differential ranked 14th in the league.
• The 64 power-play goals Ottawa scored last season (on 270 chances) were the second-most in the NHL.
• The Senators’ 23.7% power-play conversion rate was 13th in the league.
• The nine shorthanded goals Ottawa scored last season ranked sixth among all NHL teams.
• The Senators’ 77.73% penalty-kill success rate ranked 19th in the league.
• The Senators won the fourth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 53%.
• Ottawa scored on 10.1% of its shots as a team (24th in league).
• The Senators did not earn a shutout last season. Their skaters averaged 25.7 hits and 15.5 blocked shots per game.

Senators Moneyline

• The Senators were favored on the moneyline 53 times last season, and went 30-23 in those games.
• Ottawa went 13-10 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -155 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Senators have an implied win probability of 60.8%.

Senators Leaders

• Tim Stutzle was one of Ottawa’s leading contributors last season (79 total points), having amassed 24 goals and 55 assists.
• Drake Batherson had 26 goals and 42 assists to total 68 points (0.8 per game).
• Jake Sanderson’s 58 points came from 11 goals and 47 assists.
• Linus Ullmark had a record of 25-14-3. He allowed 112 goals (2.72 goals against average) and racked up 1,119 saves.

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Kraken Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kraken Season Stats Insights

• The Kraken’s 245 goals last season (3.0 per game) ranked them 16th in the NHL.
• Seattle gave up 262 total goals (3.2 per game), 24th in the NHL.
• They had the 20th-ranked goal differential in the league at -17.
• Seattle had 43 power-play goals (21st in NHL) on 227 chances.
• The Kraken’s power-play percentage (18.94) ranked them 22nd in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, Seattle had three.
• At 77.2%, the Kraken had the 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• At 48.5%, the Kraken had the league’s 24th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The 10.9% shooting percentage of Seattle was 14th in the league.
• The Kraken did not hold their opponents scoreless once last season.

Kraken Moneyline Insights

• The Kraken won 23, or 39.7%, of the 58 games they played as an underdog last season.
• Seattle had a record of 11-26, a 29.7% win rate, when set as an underdog by +130 or more last season.
• The moneyline in this contest implies a 43.5% chance of victory for the Kraken.

Kraken Leaders

• Jared McCann’s 22 goals and 39 assists in 82 games for Seattle last season added up to 61 total points.
• Chandler Stephenson posted 51 total points (0.6 per game) last campaign. He had 13 goals and 38 assists.
• Jaden Schwartz had 49 points, including 26 goals and 23 assists.
• Joey Daccord was 27-23-5 in 57 games last season, conceding 151 goals (2.8 goals against average) with a .906 save percentage (18th in the league).