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Avalanche at Senators

NHL · Wednesday, Jan 28 · 6:30 PM CT · Canadian Tire Centre · Final COL 2 – OTT 5

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
COL0112
OTT0235
Team box
COL·OTT
18
shots
23
0 of 0
power play
0 of 3
62.0
faceoff %
38.0
22
hits
31
10
blocked shots
12
6
penalty minutes
0
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Tim StutzleOTT113
Artem ZubOTT021
Claude GirouxOTT104
Nick CousinsOTT103
Brady TkachukOTT103
Valeri NichushkinCOL102
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Mackenzie BlackwoodCOL2118.857
James ReimerOTT1816.889

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
OTT +3
COL +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: OTT 3 · COL 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was COL 63%, OTT 37% · Updated Jan 28

Expected margin
COL by 0.9
Expected score
COL 3.8 – 2.8 OTT
Expected total
6.6
AvalancheThe matchupSenators
−169Our fair odds+169
3.8Expected goals2.8
+0.67Power rating−0.02
4.0Goals / game3.3
2.4Allowed / game3.3
34.9Shots / game28.5
50.9Faceoff %55.2
16.8Hits / game24.0
35−15Season record24−28
4−6Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
COL chance · OTT chance
Our model fair62.8%37.2%
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
COLColorado Avalanche−16963%————
OTTOttawa Senators+16937%————
SpreadCOL by 0.9
COLColorado Avalanche−0.9our margin————
OTTOttawa Senators+0.9our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.6
Over6.6our total————
Under6.6our 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

Colorado Avalanche by 0.9 expected
Colorado Avalanche by 7 goals: <1%Colorado Avalanche by 6 goals: 1%Colorado Avalanche by 5 goals: 4%Colorado Avalanche by 4 goals: 10%Colorado Avalanche by 3 goals: 16%Colorado Avalanche by 2 goals: 12%Colorado Avalanche by 1 goal: 20%Ottawa Senators by 1 goal: 19%Ottawa Senators by 2 goals: 7%Ottawa Senators by 3 goals: 7%Ottawa Senators by 4 goals: 3%Ottawa Senators by 5 goals: 1%Ottawa Senators by 6 goals: <1%Ottawa Senators by 7 goals: <1%
← COL wins byOTT wins by →
Colorado Avalanche wins by 2 or more43%
Colorado Avalanche wins by 3 or more31%
Ottawa Senators wins by 2 or more18%
Decided by one goal39%

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

6.6 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 9%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 19%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 11%10 goals: 4%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.562%
Total over 6.551%
Total over 7.532%
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
COLMackenzie Blackwood G · last 5 starts: .873 save %, 3.04 GAAstarted
OTTJames Reimer G · last 5 starts: .864 save %, 3.46 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
COL·OTT
Jan 25 at TOR
last game
Jan 25 vs VGK
2 days
days of rest
2 days
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
2nd straight road game
home / road
3rd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 50+ games
COL·OTT
+0.67
rating (0 = average)
−0.02
4.0
goals / game
3.3
2.4
goals allowed / game
3.3
35−15
season record
24−28
20−6
home record
12−14
15−9
away record
12−14
W1
streak
W1
4−6
last 10
4−6
34.9
shots / game
28.5
50.9
faceoff %
55.2
16.8
hits / game
24.0
13.5
blocked shots / game
13.7
4.6
takeaways / game
4.8
15.8
giveaways / game
14.0

Rating Trend

COL · OTT · 103 days
Colorado AvalancheOttawa Senators
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · OTT 1−8
Jan 8at COLCOL 8 − 2
Mar 20, 2025at OTTCOL 5 − 1
Oct 27, 2024at COLCOL 5 − 4
Jan 16, 2024at OTTCOL 7 − 4
Dec 21, 2023at COLCOL 6 − 4
Mar 16, 2023at OTTCOL 5 − 4
Jan 14, 2023at COLCOL 7 − 0
Dec 4, 2021at OTTOTT 6 − 5 OT
Nov 22, 2021at COLCOL 7 − 5

COL · Last 10

4−6 · streak W1
Jan 25at TOR4 − 1W
Jan 23vs PHI3 − 7L
Jan 21vs ANA1 − 2L
Jan 19vs WSH5 − 2W
Jan 16vs NSH3 − 7L
Jan 12vs TOR3 − 4L
Jan 10vs CBJ4 − 0W
Jan 8vs OTT8 − 2W
Jan 6at TB2 − 4L
Jan 4at FLA1 − 2L

OTT · Last 10

4−6 · streak W1
Jan 25vs VGK7 − 1W
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