How to Watch Carolina Hurricanes vs. Ottawa Senators: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 10-11-2023

The Carolina Hurricanes host the Ottawa Senators in the first game of the season on Wednesday, October 11 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and BSSO.

Hurricanes vs. Senators Game Info

• Game Day: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Hurricanes and Senators Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Hurricanes Insights

• The Hurricanes ranked 15th in the league last season with 262 goals scored (3.2 per game).
• The Hurricanes gave up 210 total goals (2.6 per game), the second-fewest in league play.
• Their goal differential (+52) made them seventh-best in the league.
• The 50 power-play goals the Hurricanes scored last season ranked 18th in the NHL (on 253 power-play chances).
• The Hurricanes had the league’s 20th-ranked power-play conversion rate (19.76%).
• The Hurricanes recorded 11 shorthanded goals last season (fourth among NHL teams).
• The Hurricanes had the league’s second-best penalty-kill percentage (84.38%).
• The Hurricanes won 52.9% of their faceoffs to rank fifth in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes scored on 9.2% of their shots (26th in the league).
• The Hurricanes shut out opponents nine times last season. They averaged 16.5 hits and 10.2 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Key Players

• With 28 goals and 43 assists last season, Martin Necas was one of Carolina’s top contributors (71 points).
• Sebastian Aho tallied 67 points (36 goals, 31 assists), adding significantly to the team’s offensive efforts last season.
• On 255 shots, Brent Burns generated 61 points (18 goals, 43 assists) for Carolina last season.
• Across 27 games played, Antti Raanta had a goaltending record of 19-3-3 last season. During those games, he yielded 58 goals while recording 586 saves.

Hurricanes Injuries

Andrei Svechnikov: Knee (Out), Ryan Suzuki: Undisclosed (Out), Vasiliy Ponomarev: Undisclosed (Out)

Senators Insights

• The Senators’ 259 goals last season (3.2 per game) ranked them 18th in the NHL.
• The Senators allowed 270 total goals (3.3 per game), 20th in the NHL.
• They had the 21st-ranked goal differential in the league at -11.
• The Senators had 72 power-play goals (on 306 chances), second in the NHL.
• The Senators had the league’s eighth-best power-play percentage (23.53%).
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Senators had nine.
• The Senators’ had the 14th-ranked penalty kill percentage (80.07%).
• The Senators won 51.4% of faceoffs, 12th in the NHL.
• The 9.4% shooting percentage of the Senators was 23rd in the league.
• The Senators shut out their opponents three times. They averaged 27.9 hits and 15.3 blocked shots per game.

Senators Key Players

• Tim Stutzle’s 39 goals and 51 assists in 78 games for Ottawa last season added up to 90 total points.
• Brady Tkachuk was one of the top contributors for Ottawa with 83 total points (one per game), with 35 goals and 48 assists in 82 games.
• Claude Giroux had 79 points, including 35 goals and 44 assists.
• Anton Forsberg was 11-11-2 last season, giving up 80 goals (1.6 goals against average) with a 90.208 save percentage (35th in the league).

Senators Injuries

Joshua Norris: Shoulder (Out)