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Golden Knights at Senators

NHL · Sunday, Jan 25 · 4:00 PM CT · Canadian Tire Centre · Final VGK 1 – OTT 7

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
VGK0011
OTT1337
Team box
VGK·OTT
20
shots
32
0 of 2
power play
0 of 1
54.9
faceoff %
45.1
20
hits
34
16
blocked shots
18
2
penalty minutes
4
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Adin HillVGK3225.781
Mads SogaardOTT2019.950

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
OTT +7
VGK +7
P1P2P3
largest lead: OTT 7 · VGK 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was VGK 50%, OTT 50% · Updated Jan 25

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
VGK 3.2 – 3.2 OTT
Expected total
6.4
Golden KnightsThe matchupSenators
+101Our fair odds−101
3.2Expected goals3.2
+0.13Power rating−0.03
3.4Goals / game3.3
3.1Allowed / game3.4
29.1Shots / game28.5
50.3Faceoff %55.4
20.6Hits / game23.8
25−25Season record23−28
8−2Last 103−7

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
VGK chance · OTT chance
Our model fair49.9%50.1%
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
VGKVegas Golden Knights+10150%————
OTTOttawa Senators−10150%————
Spreadabout even
VGKVegas Golden Knights−0.1our margin————
OTTOttawa Senators+0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.4
Over6.4our total————
Under6.4our 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
Vegas Golden Knights by 6 goals: <1%Vegas Golden Knights by 5 goals: 2%Vegas Golden Knights by 4 goals: 6%Vegas Golden Knights by 3 goals: 12%Vegas Golden Knights by 2 goals: 10%Vegas Golden Knights by 1 goal: 19%Ottawa Senators by 1 goal: 23%Ottawa Senators by 2 goals: 9%Ottawa Senators by 3 goals: 10%Ottawa Senators by 4 goals: 5%Ottawa Senators by 5 goals: 2%Ottawa Senators by 6 goals: <1%
← VGK wins byOTT wins by →
Vegas Golden Knights wins by 2 or more31%
Vegas Golden Knights wins by 3 or more21%
Ottawa Senators wins by 2 or more27%
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 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.4 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 10%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 20%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 11%10 goals: 4%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.559%
Total over 6.548%
Total over 7.529%
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 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
VGKAdin Hill G · last 5 starts: .887 save %, 2.56 GAAstarted
OTTMads Sogaard G · last 5 starts: .867 save %, 3.59 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
VGK·OTT
Jan 23 at TOR
last game
Jan 24 vs CAR
1 day
days of rest
0 days
no
back-to-back
yes
3
games in last 7 days
4
3rd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 50+ games
VGK·OTT
+0.13
rating (0 = average)
−0.03
3.4
goals / game
3.3
3.1
goals allowed / game
3.4
25−25
season record
23−28
12−13
home record
11−14
13−12
away record
12−14
W1
streak
L2
8−2
last 10
3−7
29.1
shots / game
28.5
50.3
faceoff %
55.4
20.6
hits / game
23.8
15.2
blocked shots / game
13.6
4.5
takeaways / game
4.8
16.6
giveaways / game
14.1

Rating Trend

VGK · OTT · 100 days
Vegas Golden KnightsOttawa Senators
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · OTT 2−7
Nov 26, 2025at VGKOTT 4 − 3 SO
Nov 21, 2024at OTTVGK 3 − 2
Oct 25, 2024at VGKVGK 6 − 4
Feb 24, 2024at OTTOTT 4 − 3 SO
Dec 17, 2023at VGKVGK 6 − 3
Nov 23, 2022at VGKVGK 4 − 1
Nov 3, 2022at OTTVGK 5 − 4
Mar 6, 2022at VGKVGK 2 − 1
Nov 4, 2021at OTTVGK 5 − 1

VGK · Last 10

8−2 · streak W1
Jan 23at TOR6 − 3W
Jan 22at BOS3 − 4L
Jan 19vs PHI1 − 2L
Jan 17vs NSH7 − 2W
Jan 15vs TOR6 − 5W
Jan 14at LA3 − 2W
Jan 11at SJ7 − 2W
Jan 10vs STL4 − 2W
Jan 8vs CBJ5 − 3W
Jan 6at WPG4 − 3W

OTT · Last 10

3−7 · streak L2
Jan 24vs CAR1 − 4L
Jan 22at NSH3 − 5L
Jan 20at CBJ4 − 1W
Jan 18at DET3 − 4L
Jan 17vs MTL5 − 6L
Jan 14at NYR8 − 4W
Jan 13vs VAN2 − 1W
Jan 10vs FLA2 − 3L
Jan 8at COL2 − 8L
Jan 7at UTAH1 − 3L