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Minnesota Wild at Ottawa Senators

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Senators logo
Senators
Ottawa
1
vs
Wild logo
Wild
Minnesota
4
OTT 56%44% MIN
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Ottawa Senators 56% to win. The biggest signal favoring Senators:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: OTT 52% (−4)

Win probability movement

OTT home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement63%57%51%Apr 1Apr 4

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueCanadian Tire Centre
Ottawa, ON

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Wild (away)
Senators (home)
44%
Win probability
56%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Wild defeated the Senators 4-1.

Our model predicted the Senators would win with 56% confidence, but the Wild won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Senators and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Injuries was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar injury situations: Senators (0 out) vs Wild (0 out)
  • Rest Days was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar rest: Senators (1 day rest) vs Wild (1 day rest)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Wild won 1-4

Wild won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Senators at 56%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Ottawa Senators
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

MIN
OTT
Home Field Advantage
Favours MIN|Favours OTT

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Model vs. Market

Comparing our model against market-implied probabilities

Senators

Our Model56%

Wild

Our Model44%

Odds by Source

SourceSenatorsWildSpreadO/U
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DraftKings-125+105-1.56.5

Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/4/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Wild

Riley MercerG
Filip GustavssonG
Chase WutzkeG
Jesper WallstedtG
Cal PetersenG

Senators

Linus UllmarkG
James ReimerG
Samuel ErssonG
Vadim ZherenkoG
Andrei TrofimovG

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Senators has a 56% win probability, while Wild has a 44% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON.

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