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New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators NHL Predictions

2024-10-17 • Canadian Tire Centre
Ottawa Senators 1 - 3 New Jersey Devils
🚨 Upset Loss (58% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
OTT: 58.1%
NJD: 41.9%
Expected Goals
OTT: 3.35
NJD: 3.07
Total Goals
Median: 5.3
Over 5.5: 48%
Over 6.5: 35%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

OTT
Anton Forsberg - 11-12-3 | 0.901 SV% | 2.72 GAA
NJD
Jacob Markstrom - 9-9-1 | 0.884 SV% | 3.32 GAA
StatOTTNJD
Season SV%0.9010.884
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.723.32
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
OTTAnton Forsberg3532391.4%3.4330.43
NJDJacob Markstrom3130196.8%2.2311.23
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 44% • OTT at home vs NJD: 1-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-12NJD 4 - 3 OTTNJDNJD
2026-01-31OTT 4 - 1 NJDOTTOTT
2025-12-09OTT 3 - 4 NJDNJDOTT
2025-03-22NJD 2 - 3 OTTOTTOTT
2025-01-19NJD 1 - 2 OTTOTTNJD

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1OTT1400.71
1NJD1710.70
2OTT2010.87
2NJD1801.40
3OTT1600.65
3NJD1521.33
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 58.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 4.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Ottawa Senators 1 - 3 New Jersey Devils
Expected: 3.3 - 3.1