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Utah Utah Hockey Club at Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators vs Utah Hockey Club head-to-head

NHLregular • 2026-27 Season
Scheduled
OTT 51%49% UTA
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Ottawa Senators 51% to win. The biggest signal favoring Senators:

  • Home Field Advantage. Senators are 6-3 at home this season; Utah Hockey Club are 5-5 on the road

What would change the call

Win probability if a leading factor were even

  • If the injury edge were neutral: OTT 56% (+5)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: OTT 47% (−4)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: OTT 52% (+1)
  • If the rating edge were neutral: OTT 52% (+1)

Win probability movement

OTT home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement61%54%46%Injuries -5Oct 24Oct 25

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

Utah Hockey Club (away)
Senators (home)
49%
Win probability
51%
0
High-impact factors
0
3
Players ruled out
3

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Utah Hockey Club at Senators

The Utah Hockey Club visit the Senators at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON in 2026-27 NHL regular season play.

Our model gives the Senators a 51% chance of winning, making this an extremely close matchup. For the Utah Hockey Club to win, several key factors would need to swing their way.

Key factors driving this prediction:

  • Injuries favors the Utah Hockey Club (medium): Utah Hockey Club less affected by injuries: 3 out, 0 doubtful vs Senators 3 out, 0 doubtful, but the missing Senators...
  • Home Field Advantage favors the Senators (medium): Senators are 6-3 at home this season; Utah Hockey Club are 5-5 on the road
  • Recent Form is neutral: Similar form: Senators (7-4) vs Utah Hockey Club (7-4)
  • Both teams are dealing with injuries -- the Senators have 3 player(s) ruled out, while the Utah Hockey Club have 3.
Senators51%

is slightly favored to win

Key Factor
Injuries
Favors UTA

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • InjuriesFavors Utah Utah Hockey Club
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Ottawa Senators
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • ELO RatingNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

UTA
OTT
Injuries
Home Field Advantage
Recent Form
ELO Rating
Favours UTA|Favours OTT

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.1.0 • Calculated: 10/25/2026, 3:00:54 AM

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As of Oct 24, 2026

Senators

Thomas ChabotD(Upper Body)
OUT
Linus UllmarkG(Lower Body)
OUT
William EklundLW(Ankle)
OUT

Utah Hockey Club

John MarinoD(Upper Body)
OUT
Maveric LamoureuxD(Shoulder)
OUT
Michael CarconeLW(Upper Body)
OUT

Key Players

Utah Hockey Club

Karel VejmelkaG
Sebastian CossaG
Jack McBainC
Nick SchmaltzC
Vincent TrocheckC

Senators

Linus UllmarkGOUT
-9.2% win prob impact
Samuel ErssonG
Tim StutzleC
Ridly GreigC
Nick CousinsC

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Frequently Asked Questions

Senators has a 51% win probability, while Utah Hockey Club has a 49% 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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