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Ottawa Senators at Carolina Hurricanes

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
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Hurricanes logo
Hurricanes
Carolina
2
vs
Senators logo
Senators
Ottawa
0
CAR 57%43% OTT
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Carolina Hurricanes 57% to win. The biggest signal favoring Hurricanes:

  • 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: CAR 52% (−5)
  • If the rest edge were neutral: CAR 56% (−1)

Win probability movement

CAR home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement62%57%52%Apr 17Apr 18

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

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VenueLenovo Center
Raleigh, NC

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Senators (away)
Hurricanes (home)
43%
Win probability
57%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Hurricanes defeated the Senators 2-0.

Our model predicted the Hurricanes would win with 57% confidence -- and they delivered. Even with modest confidence, the model got this one right.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Hurricanes and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Rest Days was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar rest: Hurricanes (3 days rest) vs Senators (2 days rest)
  • Defensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No defensive stats available for comparison

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

Hurricanes won 2-0

Hurricanes won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Hurricanes at 57%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Carolina Hurricanes
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

OTT
CAR
Home Field Advantage
Rest Days
Favours OTT|Favours CAR

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/18/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Senators

James ReimerG
Samuel ErssonG
Vadim ZherenkoG
Andrei TrofimovG
Kevin ReidlerG

Hurricanes

Brandon BussiG
Pyotr KochetkovG
Cayden PrimeauG
Amir MiftakhovG
Mark JankowskiC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hurricanes has a 57% win probability, while Senators has a 43% 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 Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC.

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