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Hurricanes host the Senators with 1-0 series lead
Carolina has won 8 of its last 10 games and allows 2.2 goals per game, while Ottawa looks to even the series on the road.
On Monday, the Carolina Hurricanes host the Ottawa Senators in Raleigh, North Carolina, for their NHL Playoffs first-round matchup, with the Hurricanes holding a 1-0 series lead.
Carolina boasts a 53-22-7 overall record with a dominant 30-10-2 home mark, while Ottawa arrives with a 44-27-11 overall record and 21-16-5 road record.
Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho has recorded 27 goals and 53 assists, while Senators forward Dylan Cozens has tallied 29 goals and 30 assists this season.
Betting lines favor the Hurricanes at-148 against the Senators at +124, with an over/under of 5.5, as Carolina maintains a 19-4-3 record in single-goal games.
Ottawa faces roster challenges with defenseman Tyler Kleven listed as day to day and Nick Jensen out for the season, while Carolina averages 7.4 penalty minutes per game.
After a defeat in the first game against Caroline's Hurricanes, the Senators will try to create equality tonight, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. The Senators played well, but they fought a Frederik Andersen at the top of his art. The Caroline's cerber has pushed back the 22 shots directed against him. Ottawa will not want to shoot back 0-2 in the series, since in the history of the National Hockey League, only 15% of the teams who lose the first two gam…