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Red Wings at Senators

NHL · Thursday, Feb 26 · 6:00 PM CT · Canadian Tire Centre · Final DET 2 – OTT 1

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
DET01012
OTT10001
Team box
DET·OTT
20
shots
27
1 of 2
power play
1 of 2
38.5
faceoff %
61.5
18
hits
30
21
blocked shots
25
13
penalty minutes
23
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Dylan LarkinDET203
Lucas RaymondDET024
Brady TkachukOTT103
Jake SandersonOTT013
Moritz SeiderDET011
Tim StutzleOTT010
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
John GibsonDET2726.963
Linus UllmarkOTT2018.900

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

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

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was DET 46%, OTT 54% · Updated Feb 26

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
OTT 3.2 – 3.0 DET
Expected total
6.2
Red WingsThe matchupSenators
+119Our fair odds−119
3.0Expected goals3.2
+0.03Power rating+0.04
3.0Goals / game3.4
3.0Allowed / game3.2
28.4Shots / game28.5
51.2Faceoff %54.6
17.5Hits / game23.8
33−25Season record28−29
5−5Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
DET chance · OTT chance
Our model fair45.6%54.4%
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
DETDetroit Red Wings+11946%————
OTTOttawa Senators−11954%————
Spreadabout even
DETDetroit Red Wings+0.3our margin————
OTTOttawa Senators−0.3our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.2
Over6.2our total————
Under6.2our 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
Detroit Red Wings by 6 goals: <1%Detroit Red Wings by 5 goals: 1%Detroit Red Wings by 4 goals: 5%Detroit Red Wings by 3 goals: 9%Detroit Red Wings by 2 goals: 9%Detroit Red Wings by 1 goal: 21%Ottawa Senators by 1 goal: 21%Ottawa Senators by 2 goals: 11%Ottawa Senators by 3 goals: 13%Ottawa Senators by 4 goals: 7%Ottawa Senators by 5 goals: 2%Ottawa Senators by 6 goals: <1%
← DET wins byOTT wins by →
Ottawa Senators wins by 2 or more33%
Ottawa Senators wins by 3 or more23%
Detroit Red Wings 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 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.2 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 11%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 21%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.556%
Total over 6.545%
Total over 7.526%
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
DETJohn Gibson G · last 5 starts: .887 save %, 2.59 GAAstarted
OTTLinus Ullmark G · last 5 starts: .929 save %, 1.60 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
DET·OTT
Feb 4 at UTAH
last game
Feb 5 at PHI
21 days
days of rest
20 days
no
back-to-back
no
0
games in last 7 days
0
3rd straight road game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 57+ games
DET·OTT
+0.03
rating (0 = average)
+0.04
3.0
goals / game
3.4
3.0
goals allowed / game
3.2
33−25
season record
28−29
18−12
home record
14−14
15−13
away record
14−15
L1
streak
W1
5−5
last 10
6−4
28.4
shots / game
28.5
51.2
faceoff %
54.6
17.5
hits / game
23.8
16.3
blocked shots / game
13.8
4.2
takeaways / game
5.0
15.6
giveaways / game
14.0

Rating Trend

DET · OTT · 113 days
Detroit Red WingsOttawa Senators
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · OTT 6−4
Jan 18at DETDET 4 − 3 OT
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

DET · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Feb 4at UTAH1 − 4L
Feb 2at COL2 − 0W
Jan 31vs COL0 − 5L
Jan 29vs WSH3 − 4L
Jan 27vs LA1 − 3L
Jan 24at WPG5 − 1W
Jan 22at MIN3 − 4L
Jan 21at TOR2 − 1W
Jan 18vs OTT4 − 3W
Jan 16vs SJ4 − 2W

OTT · Last 10

6−4 · streak W1
Feb 5at PHI2 − 1W
Feb 3at CAR3 − 4L
Feb 2at PIT3 − 2W
Jan 31vs NJ4 − 1W
Jan 28vs COL5 − 2W
Jan 25vs VGK7 − 1W
Jan 24vs CAR1 − 4L
Jan 22at NSH3 − 5L
Jan 20at CBJ4 − 1W
Jan 18at DET3 − 4L