2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
17
Games played
21
Points
.618
Points %
+2
Goal diff
5-5
Last 10
33 GF · 33 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

16 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
16
82
Goals for / game
3.25
3.39
−14.0
Goals against / game
3.19
3.00
+19.0
Expected goals for / game
3.42
3.34
+8.0
Expected goals against / game
3.00
2.75
+0.25
Expected-goals share
53.2%
54.8%
−1.6
Shot-attempt share
48.1%
53.3%
−5.2
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

The blog

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at Buffalo Sabres7:30 PM ET

Senators at Sabres: a true toss-up

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at Anaheim DucksL 6–3

Ducks pull away from the Senators

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at San Jose SharksW 5–1

Senators run the Sharks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Los Angeles KingsL 6–5

Kings run the Senators off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Vegas Golden Knights10:00 PM ET

Senators at Golden Knights: a genuine coin flip

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vs New York RangersW 7–4

Senators pull away from the Rangers

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vs San Jose Sharks7:00 PM ET

The Senators are the model's lean over the Sharks — with PDO regression in play

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vs Florida Panthers7:30 PM ET

The Senators are the model's lean over the Panthers — with PDO regression in play

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at Philadelphia Flyers7:00 PM ET

The Senators are the model's lean over the Flyers — with PDO regression in play

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vs New York IslandersW 2–1

Senators run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs St. Louis BluesL 7–2

Blues run the Senators off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at New Jersey DevilsW 4–1

L. Ullmark stands tall as the Senators edge the Devils

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vs Nashville PredatorsW 3–2

Senators edge the Predators in a shootout

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vs Philadelphia FlyersW 2–1

Senators hold off the Flyers

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at Detroit Red WingsL 5–3

Red Wings hold off the Senators

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at Boston BruinsW 4–1

Senators pull away from the Bruins

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at Toronto Maple LeafsW 3–2

Senators hold off the Maple Leafs

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vs Montreal CanadiensW 4–3

Senators hold off the Canadiens

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at Montreal CanadiensL 4–2

Canadiens hold off the Senators

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at Toronto Maple LeafsL 6–1

Maple Leafs run the Senators off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Toronto Maple LeafsL 4–2

Maple Leafs run the Senators off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Montreal CanadiensL 3–2

Canadiens steal one from the Senators against the run of play

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vs Toronto Maple LeafsW 3–1

Senators run the Maple Leafs off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at New Jersey DevilsL 4–3

Devils edge the Senators in overtime

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at New York IslandersW 3–0

Senators shut out the Islanders, 3-0

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vs Florida PanthersW 5–1

Senators run the Panthers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Tampa Bay LightningW 6–2

Senators run the Lightning off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Carolina HurricanesW 6–3

Senators run the Hurricanes off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Minnesota WildL 4–1

Wild pull away from the Senators

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vs Buffalo SabresW 4–1

Senators run the Sabres off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Florida PanthersL 6–3

Panthers pull away from the Senators

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at Tampa Bay LightningL 4–2

Lightning hold off the Senators

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vs Pittsburgh PenguinsL 4–3

Penguins edge the Senators in a shootout

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at Detroit Red WingsW 3–2

Senators steal one from the Red Wings against the run of play

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at New York RangersW 2–1

Senators run the Rangers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Toronto Maple LeafsW 5–2

Senators run the Maple Leafs off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs New York IslandersW 3–2

Senators run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Washington CapitalsL 4–1

L. Thompson stands tall as the Capitals edge the Senators

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vs San Jose SharksW 7–4

Senators run the Sharks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Anaheim DucksW 2–0

Senators shut out the Ducks, 2-0

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