Free NHL Picks Today: Ottawa Senators vs Detroit Red Wings 2/27/23

The Detroit Red Wings (28-22-8) travel to face the Ottawa Senators (28-26-4) at Canadian Tire Centre on Monday. Detroit is coming off a 3-0 loss against the Lightning on Saturday. The Red Wings committed only two penalties in the game, holding Tampa Bay without a power play goal.

Ville Husso only had 15 saves on 17 shots against (.882%) in the loss. Ottawa beat the Canadiens 5-2 on Saturday. Five players found the net for the Senators.

Derick Brassard scored and provided an assist to share the scoring lead with Nick Holden, who had two assists. Mads Sogaard saved 30 of 32 shots in the win (.937%).

HEAD TO HEAD

The teams have split their two meetings this season, the most recent of which was a 4-2 victory for the Red Wings in December. Lucas Raymond led Detroit with two points (1G 1A). Austin Watson and Claude Giroux were on the scoresheet for Ottawa. Magnus Hellberg got the win, saving 21 of 23 shots (.913%).

FACING OFF

Detroit is averaging 3.05 goals per game for the season, 19th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Senators team that is allowing 3.19 goals a game (18th).

Meanwhile, Ottawa has found the net 3.02 times a game on average, 20th in the league, and the Red Wings are allowing opponents to score 3.12 goals per game (16th).

Detroit averages fewer shots a game (29.0) than most teams in the league, ranking 28th, though the team’s 10.7% shooting percentage is seventh.

Ottawa’s average of 33.1 attempts ranks ninth.Power play opportunities should be plentiful for the Red Wings, as the Senators have been penalized 4.53 times a game, third-most in the NHL, for an average of 11.09 minutes (sixth-highest).

The visitors are averaging 3.43 penalties (4th-fewest in the league) and 7.64 penalty minutes a game (3rd-fewest). The Senators’ 25.12% power play percentage ranks sixth in the league, while the Red Wings are 16th with a conversion rate of 21.00%. In terms of defending power plays, Ottawa has the league’s sixth-ranked PK% at 82.69%, while Detroit is 17th at 78.31%.

TOP PERFORMERS:

With 57 points this season, Dylan Larkin is the top skater for the Red Wings. He has 22 goals and 35 assists in 57 games. In the net, Husso (23-13-5) is Detroit’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.85 GAA and a .907% save percentage.

Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stuetzle lead the Senators in scoring with 61 and 59 points, respectively. Tkachuk has 24 goals and 37 assists in 58 games, while Stuetzle has 26 goals and 33 assists in 54 games. Cam Talbot (12-14-1) has the best goals against average for Ottawa at 2.90. He has a save percentage of .905%.