Ottawa vs Detroit Prediction: The Wings Need a Win More

Prediction for the NHL match between Ottawa vs Detroit, which will take place on November 16th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The last few years have been disappointing for the Senators, who failed even to make the playoffs because of a rebuild. There are a lot of young players on the roster who need time to get used to the right level of play. They performed well last season, finishing five points behind the Cup Final Eight. Now we should expect an even better performance. In reality, however, we see nothing of the sort. In 13 games, D.J. Smith's men have six wins and seven losses and sit in the penultimate place in the Eastern Conference standings.

The same can be said for Detroit. They have enjoyed some of the greatest triumphs in their history. But the last decade has seen another generational change, becoming outsiders for a few years. Fortunately, this process is slowly ending. The team has had a good start to the season, winning eight and failing seven of 15 encounters. That's good enough for fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings, just six points behind the leader.

These two young teams have underachieved in recent years but are now ready to challenge. This is especially true for the Wings, who have made good progress, sitting in the top 4 of the Eastern Conference. The Senators are playing well but are only in the second-to-last spot in the standings with a couple of games in hand. Bot the Wings took the only H2H match - 5-2, playing away. 

The H2H confrontation has been eventful. In the five previous meetings, the rivals scored 37 goals (an average of 7.40 ). Both teams have also been productive offensively, with the Senators shooting 50 goals in 13 games (3.85 on average) and the Wings - 55 goals in 15 games (3.67 on average).