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Senators at Red Wings

NHL · Sunday, Jan 18 · 4:00 PM CT · Little Caesars Arena · Final OTT 3 – DET 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
OTT21003
DET12014
Team box
OTT·DET
22
shots
34
2 of 3
power play
2 of 5
59.3
faceoff %
40.7
24
hits
19
10
blocked shots
11
14
penalty minutes
10
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
James ReimerOTT3430.882
John GibsonDET2219.864

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
DET +3
OTT +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: DET 1 · OTT 2lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was OTT 44%, DET 56% · Updated Jan 18

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
DET 3.3 – 3.0 OTT
Expected total
6.3
SenatorsThe matchupRed Wings
+128Our fair odds−128
3.0Expected goals3.3
−0.05Power rating+0.03
3.3Goals / game3.1
3.4Allowed / game3.1
28.6Shots / game28.0
54.6Faceoff %50.9
23.9Hits / game17.4
22−25Season record29−20
4−6Last 107−3

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
OTT chance · DET chance
Our model fair43.8%56.2%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
OTTOttawa Senators+12844%————
DETDetroit Red Wings−12856%————
Spreadabout even
OTTOttawa Senators+0.3our margin————
DETDetroit Red Wings−0.3our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.3
Over6.3our total————
Under6.3our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Ottawa Senators by 6 goals: <1%Ottawa Senators by 5 goals: 2%Ottawa Senators by 4 goals: 5%Ottawa Senators by 3 goals: 10%Ottawa Senators by 2 goals: 9%Ottawa Senators by 1 goal: 18%Detroit Red Wings by 1 goal: 23%Detroit Red Wings by 2 goals: 10%Detroit Red Wings by 3 goals: 13%Detroit Red Wings by 4 goals: 7%Detroit Red Wings by 5 goals: 2%Detroit Red Wings by 6 goals: <1%
← OTT wins byDET wins by →
Detroit Red Wings wins by 2 or more33%
Detroit Red Wings wins by 3 or more22%
Ottawa Senators wins by 2 or more25%
Decided by one goal42%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,070 past NHL games.

Total range

6.3 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 10%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 20%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.558%
Total over 6.547%
Total over 7.527%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,070 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
OTTJames Reimer G · last 5 starts: .887 save %, 3.17 GAAstarted
DETJohn Gibson G · last 5 starts: .938 save %, 1.78 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
OTT·DET
Jan 17 vs MTL
last game
Jan 16 vs SJ
0 days
days of rest
1 day
yes
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
road after a home game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 47+ games
OTT·DET
−0.05
rating (0 = average)
+0.03
3.3
goals / game
3.1
3.4
goals allowed / game
3.1
22−25
season record
29−20
11−13
home record
17−9
11−12
away record
12−11
L1
streak
W1
4−6
last 10
7−3
28.6
shots / game
28.0
54.6
faceoff %
50.9
23.9
hits / game
17.4
13.8
blocked shots / game
16.8
4.8
takeaways / game
4.2
14.1
giveaways / game
15.9

Rating Trend

OTT · DET · 93 days
Ottawa SenatorsDetroit Red Wings
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · DET 3−7
Jan 5at OTTDET 5 − 3
Mar 27, 2025at DETOTT 4 − 3
Mar 10, 2025at OTTOTT 2 − 1
Jan 7, 2025at DETDET 3 − 2 OT
Dec 5, 2024at OTTOTT 2 − 1
Jan 31, 2024at DETOTT 3 − 2 OT
Dec 9, 2023at DETOTT 5 − 1
Nov 16, 2023at OTTOTT 5 − 4 OT
Oct 21, 2023at OTTDET 5 − 2
Feb 28, 2023at OTTOTT 6 − 1

OTT · Last 10

4−6 · streak L1
Jan 17vs MTL5 − 6L
Jan 14at NYR8 − 4W
Jan 13vs VAN2 − 1W
Jan 10vs FLA2 − 3L
Jan 8at COL2 − 8L
Jan 7at UTAH1 − 3L
Jan 5vs DET3 − 5L
Jan 3vs WPG4 − 2W
Jan 1vs WSH4 − 3W
Dec 29, 2025vs CBJ1 − 4L

DET · Last 10

7−3 · streak W1
Jan 16vs SJ4 − 2W
Jan 13at BOS0 − 3L
Jan 12vs CAR4 − 3W
Jan 10at MTL4 − 0W
Jan 8vs VAN5 − 1W
Jan 5at OTT5 − 3W
Jan 3vs PIT1 − 4L
Jan 1at PIT3 − 4L
Dec 31, 2025vs WPG2 − 1W
Dec 28, 2025vs TOR3 − 2W