Game preview · NHL 2026-27

Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators: game preview

Puck drop8 Oct · 7:00 PM ET
VenueCanadian Tire Centre
All-time meetings129 completed
BasisLast 5 meetings + 2025-26
The thesis

Ottawa favoured at 51.1%

Philadelphia finished last season 11th in the league on 98 points. Ottawa finished 9th on 99, and the 2025-26 season series went OTT 3-0-0.

With the bookmaker margin removed, 1 US books price Ottawa at 51.1% at home. Last season's table, adjusted for home ice, would put them at 54.1%.

Where the market disagrees with the table

Table: 54.1% OTTMarket: 51.1% OTT

Table probability uses 2025-26 points percentage (.604 vs .598) with home-ice advantage. The market rates Ottawa 3.1 points lower than last season's table does.

Method
Head-to-head

Meeting number 130

Across 129 completed games, Ottawa lead the head-to-head 65-50-14.

All-time record65-50-14Ottawa's record in the series
Meetings played129This is number 130
2025-26 seriesOTT 3-0-0
Last 55-0Ottawa
DateResultShotsPower playWinner
5 Feb 2026OTT 2 – PHI 1 OT27–16OTT 0/1 · PHI 0/1OTT
8 Nov 2025OTT 3 – PHI 2 OT14–22OTT 0/2 · PHI 0/2OTT
23 Oct 2025PHI 1 – OTT 223–33PHI 0/3 · OTT 0/5OTT
13 Apr 2025PHI 3 – OTT 4 OT32–25PHI 0/2 · OTT 1/3OTT
11 Mar 2025OTT 5 – PHI 224–22OTT 0/2 · PHI 0/2OTT
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The table on each 2025-26 meeting night

DatePhiladelphiaOttawa
23 Oct 20253-3-1 · 7 pts22nd3-4-1 · 7 pts26th
8 Nov 20258-5-2 · 18 pts15th7-5-3 · 17 pts18th
5 Feb 202624-18-9 · 57 pts17th24-21-7 · 55 pts25th

League rank after that night's games; a longer bar is a higher place. On 23 Oct 2025, Philadelphia were 22nd in the league and Ottawa 26th. By 5 Feb 2026 it was 17th and 25th.


Where the shots come from · last 5 meetings

Philadelphia out-attempted Ottawa 276 to 253

Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.

Philadelphia Flyers

276 att · 115 on goal · 9 G · 7.8%
Crease17 att · 2 G
Slot105 att · 4 G
Wing104 att · 3 G
Point49 att · 0 G
Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

Ottawa Senators

253 att · 123 on goal · 16 G · 13.0%
Crease19 att · 1 G
Slot96 att · 9 G
Wing89 att · 5 G
Point42 att · 1 G
Neutral zone7 att · 0 G
GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

Expected goals

Ottawa have created the better chances, last 10 games

Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.

PhiladelphiaOttawa
1.95xG for per game2.95
4.51xG against per game3.41
30.2%xG share46.4%
−2.8FinishingGoals minus expected goals+1.1
+1.0GoaltendingExpected goals against minus goals allowed+2.2

This season: 4 games for Philadelphia, 3 for Ottawa. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every team’s xG →


Special teams

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors cancelled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.

All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings

Philadelphia

Small sample
Power play · 2026-270.0%
Power play · 2025-2615.7% · 32nd
Power play · last 5 meetings0/10 · 0.0%
Penalty kill · 2026-2773.3%
Penalty kill · 2025-2677.6% · 22nd
Faceoffs · 2026-2753.6% · 133/248
Drawn · 2026-2711 (2.75/gm)
Drawn · last meetings10 (2.00/gm)
Shorthanded · 2026-2715 (3.75/gm)
PP goals · last meetings0

Ottawa

Small sample
Power play · 2026-277.7%
Power play · 2025-2624.0% · 8th
Power play · last 5 meetings1/13 · 7.7%
Penalty kill · 2026-2776.9%
Penalty kill · 2025-2675.7% · 29th
Faceoffs · 2026-2752.7% · 99/188
Drawn · 2026-2713 (4.33/gm)
Drawn · last meetings13 (2.60/gm)
Shorthanded · 2026-2713 (4.33/gm)
PP goals · last meetings1

Skaters

Tim Stützle has 7 points in the last 5 meetings

Each club's top three forwards and defencemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away, then who has produced in the last meetings.

PlayerGPGAPP/GP
14Sean Couturier40220.50
11Travis Konecny40220.50
74Owen Tippett41010.25
18Tim Stützle33362.00
22Michael Amadio32131.00
19Drake Batherson32131.00
Points leaders
PlayerGPGAPP/GP
24Nick Seeler40110.25
72Thomas Chabot31120.67
Defencemen stats

Tim Stützle vs Philadelphia · game by game

See all: Tim Stützle vs Philadelphia · game by game →
DateVenueGAPSOGTOI
5 Feb 2026away101119:18
8 Nov 2025away202218:26
23 Oct 2025home000318:46
13 Apr 2025home213220:30
11 Mar 2025away011120:11
Last 5 meetings7 P5 G, 2 A · 9 SOG
Next best5 PMichael Amadio, OTT
2026-27 season6 P3 GP · 3 G
Blank vs PHI1 of 5
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Goaltending

Dan Vladar has been the difference

Dan Vladar faced 60 shots across 2 appearances against Ottawa and conceded 4, a .933 save percentage against a season figure of .863. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →
Expected starter#53 Joseph Woll
  • Started 2 of 4 this season
  • .929 save percentage over his last three starts

2026-27: 2 GP · .929 SV% · GSAx +3

Also possible: Vladar 36%

Expected starter#30 Samuel Ersson

2026-27: 2 GP · .886 SV% · GSAx −1

Injured: Ullmark (out)

PHI · 0-2-0 in 2026-27 Chance to start · 36%

SV% · 2026-27.8632 GP · 5.12 GAA · 2025-26 .906
vs Ottawa.9332 app · 60 SA · 4 GA
GSAx · 2026-27−1.62 starts · most on the roster
vs OTTVenueSAGASV%
5 Feb 2026home272.926
23 Oct 2025away332.939

Also on the roster, 2026-27: Joseph Woll .929 (2 GP)

Full game log

OTT · 2-0-0 in 2026-27 OutReturn 8 Oct

SV% · 2026-27.9492 GP · 1.20 GAA · 2025-26 .891
vs Philadelphia.9332 app · 45 SA · 3 GA
GSAx · 2026-27+3.42 starts · most on the roster
vs PHIVenueSAGASV%
8 Nov 2025away222.909
23 Oct 2025home231.957

Also on the roster, 2026-27: Samuel Ersson .886 (2 GP)

Full game log

Totals

A total set below what the numbers suggest

The board sits at 5.5. Both teams' scoring rates point to 6.1. The last 5 meetings averaged 5.0 goals and went over 2 times.

Goals in the last 5 meetings

5 Feb 20263 · OTT 2–1 PHI
8 Nov 20255 · OTT 3–2 PHI
23 Oct 20253 · PHI 1–2 OTT
13 Apr 20257 · PHI 3–4 OTT
11 Mar 20257 · OTT 5–2 PHI

Bar length is total goals, coloured by the winner; the red mark is tonight's line of 5.5.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA
Philadelphia1.254.253.052.96
Ottawa3.332.673.393.00

Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.

Scoring rates suggest6.1Goals in this game
Last 5 meetings5.0Goals per game
Line · over 5.52 of 5Meetings over the line
Books at the line1Posting 5.5

Prediction markets

Two markets, one coin flip

US and Canadian books are kept apart because they are separate markets with different books and prices.

Moneyline by market

SelectionBestAvgFair
United States · 1 book
Philadelphia51¢51¢49.0%
Ottawa54¢54¢51.1%
Canada · 1 book
Philadelphia52¢52¢48.3%
Ottawa56¢56¢51.7%

Snapshot 6 Oct, 4:11 PM ET

Lines on the board

Total 5.51 book
Puck line OTT -1.51 book
Puck line PHI +1.51 book
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Team news

9 on the injury lists

Philadelphia · injuries

Helge GransLower BodyIRReturn8 Oct
Nikita GrebenkinUpper BodyIRReturn8 Oct
Rasmus RistolainenUndisclosedDay-to-dayReturn8 Oct

Ottawa · injuries

Andre BurakovskyUpper BodyIRReturn10 Oct
Artem ZubKneeIRReturn10 Oct
Blake MontgomeryUndisclosedIRReturn8 Oct
Jake SandersonLower BodyOutReturn8 Oct
Kurtis MacDermidUpper BodyIRReturn31 Oct
Linus UllmarkUndisclosedOutReturn8 Oct
5 Oct · PHI

Reinstated C Jett Luchanko Barkey from injured reserve.

27 Sep · PHI

Agreed to terms with LW Garrett Wilson on a 1-Year contract. Loaned G Alexei Kolosov to Lehigh Valley (AHL).

25 Sep · PHI

Loaned Fs Jacob Gaucher, Cole Knuble and Jett Luchanko and D Oliver Bonk to Lehigh Valley (AHL).

6 Oct · OTT

Recalled G Marcus Johansson from Belleville (AHL). Assigned D Donovan Sebrango to Belleville.

5 Oct · OTT

Recalled D Donovan Sebrango from Belleville (AHL). Placed LW Andre Burakovsky on injured reserve.

2 Oct · OTT

Loaned D Hoyt Stanley to Belleville (AHL).

Injury report

Philadelphia · 2026 draft

See all: Philadelphia · 2026 draft →
#27Maksim SokolovskiiRound 1 · LondonD
#53Brek LiskeRound 2 · EverettD
#62Martin PsohlavecRound 2 · Karlovy Vary Jr.G
#120Marek SklenickaRound 4 · SeattleG
Full draft
#25Jonas Lagerberg HoenRound 1 · Leksand Jr.RW
#32Jaxon CoverRound 1 · LondonRW
#72Adam NemecRound 3 · SudburyLW
#87Oscar HolmertzRound 3 · Linkoping Jr.C
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Updated after every final · Snapshot 6 Oct, 4:11 PM ET