Carolina at Ottawa

This is the third game of a season-high five-game homestand for Ottawa. This is a fine defensive team that's on a 4-2 run UNDER the total. They've won two of the last three games allowing 1 and 2 goals in the wins. The Senators are 4-1 at home against a team with a road winning percentage of less than .400. Last place Carolina is on a 2-5 run and 30-13-8 UNDER the total. Carolina is #29 in the NHL in goals scored, but are better on defense ranked #2 in the NHL in penalty killing. Carolina is off a 6-3 loss at Minnesota, part of a stretch where the Hurricanes are 8-22 in their last 30 road games. Carolina is 17-5-4 UNDER the total against the Eastern Conference, while Ottawa is 24-4-1 UNDER the total against the Metropolitan Division. Carolina has not played well here at 4-9 at Ottawa, and the teams are 7-1-1 UNDER the total when they clash, including 4-0-1 UNDER here in Ottawa. Take Ottawa and the game UNDER the total.