PlayDecoded
Menu

Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Flames logo
Flames
Calgary
1
vs
Senators logo
Senators
Ottawa
4
CGY 48%52% OTT
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Ottawa Senators 52% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Senators:

  • Recent Form. Tampa Bay Lightning (38-17) in better form than New York Rangers (23-29)
  • Offensive Efficiency. Tampa Bay Lightning offense (3.5 PPG) outpaces New York Rangers (2.6 PPG)
  • Defensive Efficiency. Tampa Bay Lightning defense (2.6 Opp PPG) better than New York Rangers (3.2 Opp PPG)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: OTT 55% (+3)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: OTT 49% (−3)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: OTT 49% (−3)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: OTT 50% (−2)

Win probability movement

CGY home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement53%48%43%Mar 4Mar 5

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

Make Your Prediction

View leaderboard to see rankings

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Senators (away)
Flames (home)
52%
Win probability
48%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Senators defeated the Flames 4-1.

Our model predicted the Senators would win with 52% confidence -- and they delivered. A close call, but the model's slight lean proved correct.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Flames and was a notable factor: New York Rangers are 0-0 at home this season
  • Recent Form favored the Senators and was a contributing factor: Tampa Bay Lightning (38-17) in better form than New York Rangers (23-29)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Senators and was a contributing factor: Tampa Bay Lightning offense (3.5 PPG) outpaces New York Rangers (2.6 PPG)

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

Senators won 1-4

Senators won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Senators at 52%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Calgary Flames
  • Recent FormFavors Ottawa Senators
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Ottawa Senators
  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Ottawa Senators
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
Sign in to see factor scores, charts, and what-if simulations

What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

OTT
CGY
Home Field Advantage
Recent Form
Offensive Efficiency
Defensive Efficiency
Favours OTT|Favours CGY

Premium feature: factor breakdown

Start 14-day free trial →

Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/5/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Senators

Linus UllmarkG
James ReimerG
Samuel ErssonG
Vadim ZherenkoG
Andrei TrofimovG

Flames

Dustin WolfG
Tobias TrejbalG
Devin CooleyG
Mikael BacklundC
Connor ZaryC

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Flames has a 48% win probability, while Senators has a 52% win probability based on our analysis.

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

Venue information is not yet available for this game.

View all NHL games