Hurricanes at Senators 1/6/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Carolina Hurricanes will look for their fourth straight victory on Sunday when they visit the Ottawa Senators north of the border. The Hurricanes defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday 4-2. Greg McKegg scored one goal and assisted on another in his debut with Carolina, while Michael Ferland, Dougie Hamilton and Sebastian Aho also scored goals.

Ottawa will be playing the second half of a back-to-back on Sunday after playing the first half Saturday against the Minnesota Wild. Ottawa has lost six straight including its most recent loss of 4-3 to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. Matt Duchene, Christian Wolanin and Mark Stone scored in the loss for Ottawa. Sebastian Aho is the Carolina leader in goals scored with 16, in assists with 27 and points with 43. Goalie Curtis McElhinney is 9-5-1 with a goals against average of 2.20 and a save percentage of .923. Carolina is 28th in goals scored per game at 2.55 and 6th in goals against at 2.80.

Mark Stone leads Ottawa in goals scored with 19 and points with 45. Thomas Chabot leads in assists with 28. Goalie Marcus Hogberg is 0-2-1 with a goals against average of 3.68 and a .895 save percentage. Ottawa is 11th in goals scored per game at 3.15 and 31st in goals against at 3.98.