Ottawa Senators (44-27-11, within the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (53-22-7, within the Metropolitan Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT
LINE: Hurricanes -151, Senators +126; over/beneath is 6
NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Hurricanes host sequence opener
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes host the Ottawa Senators to begin the Eastern Conference first spherical. The groups meet Sunday for the fourth time this season. The Hurricanes went 2-1 towards the Senators within the common season. In their final common season matchup on April 5, the Senators received 6-3.
Carolina has gone 29-10-2 in dwelling video games and 53-22-7 total. The Hurricanes have a 19-4-3 report in video games determined by a objective.
Ottawa has a 21-15-5 report in street video games and a 44-27-11 report total. The Senators have scored 275 whole targets (3.4 per sport) to rank eighth within the league.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sebastian Aho has scored 27 targets with 53 assists for the Hurricanes. Nikolaj Ehlers has three targets and 7 assists over the past 10 video games.
Tim Stutzle has 34 targets and 48 assists for the Senators. Drake Batherson has 4 targets and 4 assists over the previous 10 video games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 7-2-1, averaging 3.9 targets, 6.6 assists, 3.2 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes whereas giving up 2.5 targets per sport.
Senators: 6-3-1, averaging 3.6 targets, 5.5 assists, 3.2 penalties and seven.8 penalty minutes whereas giving up 2.6 targets per sport.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: None listed.
Senators: Tyler Kleven: each day (higher physique), Nick Jensen: out for season (lower-body).
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The Associated Press created this story utilizing expertise supplied by Data Skrive and information from Sportradar.
