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Senators at Hurricanes

NHL · Saturday, Apr 18 · 2:00 PM CT · Lenovo Center · Final OTT 0 – CAR 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
OTT0000
CAR0112
Team box
OTT·CAR
22
shots
29
0 of 4
power play
0 of 5
56.4
faceoff %
43.6
39
hits
57
13
blocked shots
11
21
penalty minutes
15
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Logan StankovenCAR116
Taylor HallCAR115
Jackson BlakeCAR020
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Linus UllmarkOTT2927.931
Frederik AndersenCAR22221.000

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
CAR +3
OTT +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: CAR 2 · OTT 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was OTT 42%, CAR 58% · Updated Apr 18

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
CAR 3.5 – 3.0 OTT
Expected total
6.5
SenatorsThe matchupHurricanes
+139Our fair odds−139
3.0Expected goals3.5
+0.19Power rating+0.38
3.4Goals / game3.6
3.0Allowed / game2.9
28.9Shots / game32.2
54.2Faceoff %50.3
23.8Hits / game20.0
44−38Season record53−29
6−4Last 107−3

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
OTT chance · CAR chance
Our model fair41.8%58.2%
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+13942%————
CARCarolina Hurricanes−13958%————
Spreadabout even
OTTOttawa Senators+0.4our margin————
CARCarolina Hurricanes−0.4our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.5
Over6.5our total————
Under6.5our 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: 9%Ottawa Senators by 2 goals: 9%Ottawa Senators by 1 goal: 17%Carolina Hurricanes by 1 goal: 24%Carolina Hurricanes by 2 goals: 11%Carolina Hurricanes by 3 goals: 13%Carolina Hurricanes by 4 goals: 7%Carolina Hurricanes by 5 goals: 3%Carolina Hurricanes by 6 goals: 1%
← OTT wins byCAR wins by →
Carolina Hurricanes wins by 2 or more34%
Carolina Hurricanes wins by 3 or more24%
Ottawa Senators wins by 2 or more25%
Decided by one goal41%

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

6.5 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 9%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 19%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 5.561%
Total over 6.550%
Total over 7.530%
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
OTTLinus Ullmark G · last 5 starts: .921 save %, 2.00 GAAstarted
CARFrederik Andersen G · last 5 starts: .891 save %, 2.45 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
OTT·CAR
Apr 15 vs TOR
last game
Apr 14 at NYI
2 days
days of rest
3 days
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
road after a home game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 82+ games
OTT·CAR
+0.19
rating (0 = average)
+0.38
3.4
goals / game
3.6
3.0
goals allowed / game
2.9
44−38
season record
53−29
23−18
home record
29−12
21−20
away record
24−17
W1
streak
W1
6−4
last 10
7−3
28.9
shots / game
32.2
54.2
faceoff %
50.3
23.8
hits / game
20.0
13.5
blocked shots / game
11.3
5.0
takeaways / game
5.7
14.1
giveaways / game
16.2

Rating Trend

OTT · CAR · 162 days
Ottawa SenatorsCarolina Hurricanes
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · CAR 6−4
Apr 5at OTTOTT 6 − 3
Feb 3at CARCAR 4 − 3
Jan 24at OTTCAR 4 − 1
Apr 17, 2025at OTTOTT 7 − 5
Dec 13, 2024at CAROTT 3 − 0
Nov 16, 2024at CARCAR 4 − 0
Mar 17, 2024at OTTCAR 7 − 2
Dec 12, 2023at OTTCAR 4 − 1
Oct 11, 2023at CARCAR 5 − 3
Apr 10, 2023at OTTOTT 3 − 2

OTT · Last 10

6−4 · streak W1
Apr 15vs TOR3 − 1W
Apr 12at NJ3 − 4L
Apr 11at NYI3 − 0W
Apr 9vs FLA5 − 1W
Apr 7vs TB6 − 2W
Apr 5vs CAR6 − 3W
Apr 4vs MIN1 − 4L
Apr 2vs BUF4 − 1W
Mar 31at FLA3 − 6L
Mar 28at TB2 − 4L

CAR · Last 10

7−3 · streak W1
Apr 14at NYI2 − 1W
Apr 13at PHI2 − 3L
Apr 11at UTAH4 − 1W
Apr 9at CHI7 − 2W
Apr 7vs BOS6 − 5W
Apr 5at OTT3 − 6L
Apr 4vs NYI4 − 3W
Apr 2vs CBJ5 − 1W
Mar 31at CBJ5 − 2W
Mar 29vs MTL1 − 3L