The Hurricanes opened as -230 favourites on the NHL odds in the only game on the league schedule.

Senators vs. Hurricanes NHL Betting Odds

There is nothing that players in the NBA or NHL dislike more than a one-game road trip in the middle of an otherwise heavy home schedule, and that’s what Ottawa is facing on Friday as it heads to Raleigh for its only road matchup in a six-game stretch.

This marks the second of three meetings this season between the Senators and Hurricanes, with Ottawa closing the regular season at home vs. the Canes on April 17. No doubt Carolina will have clinched a playoff spot by then and is more than capable of finishing as the Eastern Conference’s top seed. The Hurricanes are +400 co-favourites with defending Stanley Cup champion Florida to win the East and +500 favourites to win the Presidents’ Trophy.

On Nov. 16 also in North Carolina, the Senators lost 4-0 as Hurricanes usual third-string goaltender Spencer Martin, the former Vancouver Canuck, had his first NHL shutout with 24 saves. The Hurricanes scored at least one goal in every period and were 2-for-5 on the power play while killing off all four Ottawa chances. Anton Forsberg made 24 saves for the Senators.

Carolina is 7-3 in the past 10 meetings and the over-under is 3-7 in those.

Ottawa Senators

The Senators completed a four-game homestand at 3-1 following Wednesday’s 5-1 win over Anaheim, arguably Ottawa’s best-played game in weeks overall. Drake Batherson was the easy No. 1 star with a hat trick (up to 12 goals on the season) and an assist. Batherson became only the third Senators player in the last 10 years with a natural hat trick, the 10th-fastest player in franchise history to reach 100 career goals (337 games) and sixth member of the 2017 NHL Draft class to reach the 100-goal milestone but first selected outside of the first two rounds.

Noah Gregor opened the scoring with his third goal of the season at 2:55 of the first, and the Sens would improve to 10-2-0 when scoring first. Brady Tkachuk also scored, his 14th of the year. Tim Stutzle extended his multi-assist streak to a career-high three games, one shy of the franchise record. Ottawa was 3-for-5 on the power play and killed off all five Anaheim chances.

Linus Ullmark started Wednesday, but it might be Anton Forsberg here because Ottawa plays again Saturday at home vs. Pittsburgh and in theory it makes sense to give Ullmark that extra day of rest. Forsberg is 1-3-0 on the road this season with a 2.85 GAA and .903 SV. The Senators are 3-7 in their past 10 road games.

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina is only 2-4 in its past six but avoided a massive home upset on Tuesday with a 3-2 win over San Jose. The Sharks led 2-1 entering the third, but Brent Burns (second goal of season) tied it at 4:11 and Jalen Chatfield (third) had the winner at 17:21. Shayne Gostisbehere (sixth) also found the net to extend his home point streak to eight games and tied the second longest by a defenceman in franchise history dating to its days as the Hartford Whalers. Dougie Hamilton holds the mark of nine in a row in 2020-21.

It was the Hurricanes’ 10th comeback win of 2024-25, second-most in the NHL. However, centre Jack Drury (3G, 6A) left injured and is expected to miss time. With former Maple Leafs netminder and projected Carolina No. 1 Frederik Andersen still sidelined due to injury, Pyotr Kochetkov has handled most of the work and is 12-4-0 with a 2.64 GAA and .894 save per centage after Tuesday’s win. Kochetkov has been playing a ton lately, so it’s not out of the question that Spencer Martin (3-4-1, 3.89 GAA) gets the call. But considering the Canes have been off since Tuesday and this is not part of a back-to-back for them, maybe not. Carolina is 10-2 in its past 12 at home in this series.

NHL Prediction: Who Will Win Senators vs. Hurricanes?

• Regular Season

Senators Team Leaders

OTT

Points	Tim Stutzle 43
+ / -	Nick Jensen 15
Shots	Brady Tkachuk 173
Penalty Mins	Brady Tkachuk 75
Wins	Linus Ullmark 12
GAA	Leevi Merilainen 1.84

CAR

Points	Martin Necas 51
+ / -	Dmitry Orlov 14
Shots	Andrei Svechnikov 126
Penalty Mins	Andrei Svechnikov 34
Wins	Pyotr Kochetkov 16
GAA	Frederik Andersen 1.48

• Regular Season

Hurricanes Team Leaders

OTT

Points	Tim Stutzle 43
+ / -	Nick Jensen 15
Shots	Brady Tkachuk 173
Penalty Mins	Brady Tkachuk 75
Wins	Linus Ullmark 12
GAA	Leevi Merilainen 1.84

CAR

Points	Martin Necas 51
+ / -	Dmitry Orlov 14
Shots	Andrei Svechnikov 126
Penalty Mins	Andrei Svechnikov 34
Wins	Pyotr Kochetkov 16
GAA	Frederik Andersen 1.48

Injuries

Ottawa

Thomas Chabot (D)

Ques Sat Face - 15 / 01 / 25

Cole Reinhardt (LW)

Ques Sat Upper Body - 11 / 01 / 25

Noah Gregor (LW)

Out indefinitely Lower Body - 10 / 01 / 25

Jacob Bernard-Docker (D)

Out indefinitely Lower Body - 06 / 01 / 25

Travis Hamonic (D)

Out indefinitely Lower Body - 05 / 01 / 25

Nick Jensen (D)

Ques Tues Illness - 05 / 01 / 25

Michael Amadio (RW)

Out indefinitely Upper Body - 22 / 12 / 24

Anton Forsberg (G)

Prob Thurs Undisclosed - 15 / 12 / 24

Zack Ostapchuk (C)

Ques Fri Undisclosed - 12 / 12 / 24

Nikolas Matinpalo (D)

Ques Wed Illness - 05 / 12 / 24

Carolina

William Carrier (LW)

Out indefinitely Lower Body - 05 / 01 / 25

Tyson Jost (C)

Out indefinitely Undisclosed - 01 / 01 / 25

Shayne Gostisbehere (D)

Out indefinitely Undisclosed - 28 / 12 / 24

Jack Drury (C)

Out indefinitely Hand - 10 / 12 / 24

Pyotr Kochetkov (G)

Prob Tues Concussion - 24 / 11 / 24

Pyotr Kochetkov (G)

Ques Sun Undisclosed - 14 / 11 / 24

Seth Jarvis (C)

Out indefinitely Upper Body - 12 / 11 / 24

Frederik Andersen (G)

Prob Fri Lower Body - 28 / 10 / 24

Brendan Lemieux (LW)

Ques Oct. 19 Undisclosed - 11 / 10 / 24

Riley Stillman (D)

Out indefinitely Lower Body - 08 / 10 / 24

Injuries

Ottawa

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Thomas Chabot (D)	Ques Sat	Face - 15 / 01 / 25	2-1	0-3	+ -
Chabot exited the contest with a face injury, and it has yet to be established if he will play against the Bruins on Saturday.
Cole Reinhardt (LW)	Ques Sat	Upper Body - 11 / 01 / 25	3-2	0-5	+ -
Reinhardt sat out the last game due to an upper body injury, and it has yet to be established if he will play against the Bruins on Saturday.
Noah Gregor (LW)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 10 / 01 / 25	3-2	0-5	+ -
Gregor left the last game with a lower-body injury, and the team expects him to be out for a little while.
Jacob Bernard-Docker (D)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 06 / 01 / 25	3-4	0-7	+ -
Bernard-Docker has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Travis Hamonic (D)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 05 / 01 / 25	3-4	0-7	+ -
Hamonic has wound up on the injured reserve list due to an lower body injury, and it is unclear how long he will be idle.
Nick Jensen (D)	Ques Tues	Illness - 05 / 01 / 25	3-4	0-7	+ -
Jensen is ailing with an illness, and it remains to be seen if he will be face the Red Wings on Tuesday.
Michael Amadio (RW)	Out indefinitely	Upper Body - 22 / 12 / 24	5-8	1-10-2	+ -
Amadio is placed on the injured reserve list with an upper body injury, and it is unknown how long he will be debilitated.
Anton Forsberg (G)	Prob Thurs	Undisclosed - 15 / 12 / 24	6-9	1-12-2	+ -
Forsberg has been activated from injured reserve with a lower body injury, but he is likely to play Thursday versus Stars.
Zack Ostapchuk (C)	Ques Fri	Undisclosed - 12 / 12 / 24	8-10	1-13-4	+ -
Ostapchuk left the last game due to an undisclosed injury, and it has yet to be established if he will be active against the Hurricanes on Friday.
Nikolas Matinpalo (D)	Ques Wed	Illness - 05 / 12 / 24	9-12	2-15-4	+ -
Matinpalo is dealing with illness, and it is unclear if he will play Wednesday's game against the Ducks.

Carolina

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
William Carrier (LW)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 05 / 01 / 25	2-5	2-4-1	+ -
Carrier has been out of the lineup with a lower body injury, and there is no timetable for return.
Tyson Jost (C)	Out indefinitely	Undisclosed - 01 / 01 / 25	4-6	4-5-1	+ -
Jost has been out of lineup due to an undisclosed injury, and he will miss an extended period.
Shayne Gostisbehere (D)	Out indefinitely	Undisclosed - 28 / 12 / 24	4-7	5-5-1	+ -
Gotisbehere has been placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury, and he is without a definitive timetable for return.
Jack Drury (C)	Out indefinitely	Hand - 10 / 12 / 24	7-12	7-11-1	+ -
Drury will undergo hand surgery, and it is unknown how long he will be debilitated.
Pyotr Kochetkov (G)	Prob Tues	Concussion - 24 / 11 / 24	9-17	12-12-2	+ -
Kochetkov is dealing with a concussion, but he is expected to feature in the lineup against the Kraken on Tuesday.
Pyotr Kochetkov (G)	Ques Sun	Undisclosed - 14 / 11 / 24	13-19	13-16-3	+ -
Kochetkov exited the game with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will face Blues on Sunday.
Seth Jarvis (C)	Out indefinitely	Upper Body - 12 / 11 / 24	13-20	14-16-3	+ -
Jarvis has been placed on the injured reserve list with an upper body injury, and he is without a definitive timetable for return.
Frederik Andersen (G)	Prob Fri	Lower Body - 28 / 10 / 24	18-21	17-19-3	+ -
Andersen has been activated off the injured reserve while he was recovering from a knee injury, and he could start tonight against the Golden Knights.
Brendan Lemieux (LW)	Ques Oct. 19	Undisclosed - 11 / 10 / 24	-	-	+ -
Lemiuex is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will dress against the Blues on October 19th.
Riley Stillman (D)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 08 / 10 / 24	-	-	+ -
Stillman is placed in the injured reserve list with a lower body injury, and he is expected to miss the first three games.