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Ottawa Senators Playoff Odds & Team Stats

Ottawa Senators
OTT
Eastern
Season Record: 6-3-0 (12 pts, 66.7%)
Last 5 games:
60% win rate

As of Oct 18, the Ottawa Senators have a 39.1% chance to make the playoffs.

Will the Ottawa Senators make the playoffs?

It's an uphill climb. Our season simulation gives the Ottawa Senators a 39.1% chance to make the playoffs (fair odds +155) and a 0.4% chance to win the Stanley Cup (fair odds +26,216). It is early in the season, so expect these numbers to move a lot.

Points Percentage

66.7%
12 pts in 9 games

Overtime Record

2-0
OT/SO: 2 wins, 0 losses

Recent Expected Goals

3.43
For per game (last 10 games)

Expected Goals Against

3.10
Allowed per game (season-to-date)

xG Differential

+0.07
Expected goals for minus against (per game)

Goals Above Expected

-3.5
Actual goals for minus expected goals for

Flood Games

2
2W – 0L when a Flood occurred

Grip Games

0
0W – 0L when the Grip was held

Playoff Odds

39.1%
Chance to make playoffs (fair odds +155). Early season: expect big swings.

Stanley Cup Odds

0.4%
Fair odds +26,216, from the season-long simulation.

Conference Outlook

1.1%
Eastern Conference title probability.

Team Style Profile

Percentiles vs the league this season (p100 = top). Style axes describe how a team plays (higher isn't better or worse); colored axes are evaluative (higher = better), and variance axes (finishing, goaltending) tend to regress — treat them as luck, not skill.

Offense
Shot Volume style 35.0/gm · p12
Slot Location style 31.8% · p91
Finishing variance 0.92 G/xG · p38
Shot Quality 0.085 xG/sh · p94
Defense
Shot Suppression 42.3/gm · p42
Slot Defense 27.4% allowed · p75
Goaltending variance 0.90 GA/xGA · p72
Quality Allowed 0.075 xG/sh · p59

Regression Watch

Ottawa Senators is finishing 12% below expected (0.88). This often rebounds upward.

Top Scorers (xG Leaders)

Player GP Unblocked attempts xG Goals
Shane Pinto9292.91
William Eklund3142.81
Drake Batherson9302.84
Tim Stützle8212.25
Stephen Halliday6172.12

Team Trends (15-game rolling)

Rolling Win Prediction Accuracy (15g)0.000.501.00Accuracy
xG Differential (15g rolling)-0.140.000.14xG For - Against
Goals vs xG (15g rolling)1.873.074.27Goals ForxG For
Cumulative Points vs Expected0.92220.70440.48ActualExpected

Recent Results

DateOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp AgainstxG ForxG AgainstResult
2026-10-17PHI47.5%3.293.082.632.60L
2026-10-15NYI55.4%3.443.304.082.53W
2026-10-13STL47.1%2.593.261.803.59L
2026-10-12NJD27.9%2.563.563.902.95W
2026-10-10NSH59.2%3.702.803.723.06W
2026-10-08PHI71.6%4.504.172.463.71W
2026-10-06DET28.5%5.203.722.733.78L
2026-10-05BOS43.1%3.413.082.462.33W
2026-10-03TOR42.9%3.013.254.733.34W
2026-04-25CAR41.6%2.633.00--L

Upcoming Games

DateLocal TimeOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp Against
2026-10-217:30 PM EDTFLA43.7%2.323.54
2026-10-227:00 PM EDTSJS55.3%3.492.80
2026-10-247:00 PM EDTNYR63.2%3.332.97
2026-10-277:00 PM PDTVGK33.0%2.853.86
2026-10-297:00 PM PDTLAK37.1%2.973.54
2026-10-311:00 PM PDTSJS55.8%3.453.03
2026-11-015:00 PM PSTANA40.1%2.853.44
2026-11-047:30 PM ESTBUF45.5%3.063.20