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Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers NHL Predictions

2024-11-01 • Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers 2 - 1 Ottawa Senators
🚨 Upset Win (59% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYR: 40.8%
OTT: 59.2%
Expected Goals
NYR: 2.60
OTT: 2.94
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYR
Igor Shesterkin - 16-12-4 | 0.910 SV% | 2.51 GAA
OTT
Linus Ullmark - 14-8-5 | 0.881 SV% | 2.95 GAA
StatNYROTT
Season SV%0.9100.881
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.512.95
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
NYRIgor Shesterkin4140197.6%3.5622.56
OTTLinus Ullmark1816288.9%1.931-0.07
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: 67% • NYR at home vs OTT: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-23NYR 1 - 2 OTTOTTOTT
2026-01-14NYR 4 - 8 OTTOTTOTT
2025-12-04OTT 2 - 4 NYRNYROTT
2025-03-08OTT 4 - 3 NYROTTOTT
2025-01-21NYR 5 - 0 OTTNYRNYR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NYR1100.59
1OTT1510.87
2NYR600.28
2OTT2501.33
3NYR911.06
3OTT2411.37
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: 59.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 5.5
Score Breakdown
New York Rangers 2 - 1 Ottawa Senators
Expected: 2.6 - 2.9