2026–27 regular season

Ottawa Senators

The Ottawa Senators are 6-3-0 with 12 points in 2026–27, 10th of 32 in the league, with 24 goals for and 23 against. They have 50.7% of the expected goals in their games, more than their opponents. Our simulation gives them 84% to make the playoffs.

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Record: 6–3–0; 12 points, 10th of 32
Goals: 24–23; +1 differential
Expected goals: 25.1–24.4; for and against
xG share: 50.7%; 50% is even

84% to make the playoffs, 30% to win the division, about 103 points projected (91 to 116 in 80% of simulated seasons). The whole race

Who's had the puck

Share of expected goals over a rolling ten games. Above 50 they are out-chancing opponents. Hover any game.

47.55052.55557.5

50.7%

2026-10-032026-10-17

How the chances come

Share of expected goals by shot type. Rebounds count first when a shot is both.

Set playOff the rushRebound

For 25 xG79%
League 79%15%
Against 24 xG77%19%

Off the rush means a shot within 4 seconds of the last recorded play being in the neutral or defensive zone. A rebound is a shot within 3 seconds of a teammate's shot. Set plays are the rest: the cycle, point shots, forecheck turnovers, faceoff plays.

Lines and pairs

Best units in the league

The coach's most-used 5-on-5 combinations this season, by time together, and how they did.

Forward lines

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Giroux – Amadio – Pinto	9	55:16	51–66	2.2–2.4	2–4	48%
Foegele – Batherson – Stützle	8	33:39	21–37	1.1–1.7	2–0	40%
Zetterlund – Cozens – Eklund	4	23:08	19–17	1.0–0.7	0–0	59%
Batherson – Stützle – Halliday	3	20:11	7–25	0.3–0.9	0–0	26%
Foegele – Zetterlund – Greig	5	17:12	14–13	0.6–0.2	0–0	78%
Cousins – Amadio – Pinto	5	16:10	16–18	0.7–0.6	1–2	55%

Defence pairs

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Chabot – Spence	9	94:30	96–102	4.6–4.3	5–4	52%
Kleven – Yakemchuk	9	68:42	44–71	1.6–3.3	2–4	33%
Spence – Kleven	8	40:05	25–42	1.2–2.0	0–0	37%
Chabot – Yakemchuk	9	33:26	29–30	1.6–1.0	1–1	62%

Speed and zone time

NHL EDGE tracking, 2026–27. A full bar is first in the league.

Skating

Top speed22.6 mph
23
Bursts over 22 mph4
10
Bursts over 20 mph188
39

Shooting

Hardest shot96.8 mph
77
Shots over 90 mph9
94

Zone time

Offensive zone time41.9%
71
Defensive zone time40.4%
65

League ranks

Points %66.7%9th

Goals for per game2.6724th

Goals against per game2.568th

xG for per game2.7919th

xG against per game2.7113th

xG share50.7%17th

Finishing (goals − xG)−1.123rd

Goaltending (xGA − goals against)+1.48th

Rush xG per game0.2012th

Rebound xG per game0.3922nd

Rush xG allowed per game0.127th

Where they shoot from

Unblocked attempts over the last 9 games, attacking right.

GoalShot or miss

Last 9 games

Date	Opponent	Score	xG	xG share
10-17	at PHI	1–3	2.8–2.2	56%
10-15	vs NYI	2–1	3.0–1.9	61%
10-13	vs STL	2–7	1.8–3.7	33%
10-12	at NJD	4–1	2.3–2.8	45%
10-10	vs NSH	3–2	2.8–1.7	63%
10-08	vs PHI	2–1	2.5–3.2	44%
10-06	at DET	3–5	2.6–3.1	45%
10-05	at BOS	4–1	2.6–2.3	54%
10-03	at TOR	3–2	4.7–3.5	57%

Skaters

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	P	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	xGF% 5v5
Tim Stützle	C	9	5	7	12	2.2	22:10	22	51.4
Drake Batherson	R	9	4	2	6	2.9	17:56	18	53.0
Claude Giroux	R	9	1	5	6	1.3	17:32	14	46.3
Shane Pinto	C	9	1	5	6	2.9	19:26	19	45.5
Michael Amadio	R	9	2	2	4	2.5	15:43	6	46.2
Thomas Chabot	D	9	1	3	4	1.1	25:19	5	52.7
Stephen Halliday	C	9	2	1	3	2.1	11:36	5	40.0
Fabian Zetterlund	L	9	1	2	3	1.4	13:00	22	58.6
Warren Foegele	L	9	0	2	2	1.2	11:45	13	53.2
Carter Yakemchuk	D	9	1	1	2	0.6	18:53	1	44.2
Nick Cousins	C	9	1	1	2	0.6	9:18	15	29.0
William Eklund	L	4	1	1	2	2.5	13:56	1	67.7
Dylan Cozens	C	9	0	2	2	2.1	18:01	23	47.2
Ridly Greig	C	7	1	1	2	1.3	16:32	6	44.2
Tyler Kleven	D	9	1	1	2	1.1	21:10	19	39.1
Artem Zub	D	2	0	1	1	0.0	19:27	2	51.6
Jordan Spence	D	9	0	1	1	0.3	22:24	6	50.7
Jorian Donovan	D	1	0	0	0	0.0	9:14	1	32.0
Hoyt Stanley	D	4	0	0	0	0.1	10:55	2	27.2
Jake Sanderson	D	1	0	0	0	0.0	4:29	1	4.2
Cameron Crotty	D	3	0	0	0	0.0	11:10	2	57.1
Hayden Hodgson	R	2	0	0	0	0.1	5:23	7	18.7
Andre Burakovsky	L	5	0	0	0	0.2	12:49	2	50.0
Nikolas Matinpalo	D	7	0	0	0	0.2	15:26	4	61.9