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NHL Prop Bets: Carolina Hurricanes vs Ottawa Senators (April 18, 2026)

The Ottawa Senators face the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Lenovo Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup. The Hurricanes are favored to win at -148. They're currently +164 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Senators are -198 to cover the +1.5 puck line.

  • The Senators have a 40-42 Puck Line record this season, while the Hurricanes hold a record of 33-49.

The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at +114 and UNDER at -135.

  • The Senators have a 42-38-2 O/U record this season (meaning 42 games have gone over the total points line, 38 have gone under and two have resulted in a push). The Hurricanes have a 44-36-2 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Senators are averaging 3.35 goals per game this season (8th in the league). Comparatively, the Hurricanes are averaging 3.55 (2nd).
  • Defensively, the Senators are giving up 2.99 goals per game this season (13th in the league), while the Hurricanes are giving up an average of 2.88 goals (T5th).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, Ottawa is averaging 28.9 shots per game this season (9th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Carolina is allowing its opposition 23.9 shots per game (1st).
  • Flipping that script, the Senators are allowing 24.4 shots per game (3rd in the NHL), while the Hurricanes are averaging 32.2 shots (2nd).

Power Play

  • Ottawa holds a power play percentage of 24.0%, ranking 8th in the league this season, while Carolina sits 4th with 24.9% of its power play opportunities converted.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Senators have a penalty kill rate of 75.8% (ranked 29th), compared to the Hurricanes at 80.5% (11th).

P1 Result

Ottawa is +205 to win the first period, while Carolina is +155.

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    Ottawa 30-22-30 13-11-17 17-11-13 4-3-3
    Carolina 40-21-21 19-11-11 21-10-10 7-1-2

To Go To Overtime

Saturday's matchup is +285 to go to overtime.

  • The Senators have played in 17 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Hurricanes have appeared in 21.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Senators have played in 4 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Hurricanes have appeared in 10.

Last Time They Met

Ottawa recorded a 6-3 victory over Carolina at Canadian Tire Centre when these teams last met on April 5. Brady Tkachuk led the way to that result, scoring 2 goals.