Senators 4, Devils 1 — October 12, 2026: recap and analysis

OTTOTT
Ottawa Senators
4-1-0 · W2 · L10: 4-1-0
W
W
L
W
W
Final
4—1
Oct 12, 2026 · Prudential Center
NJDNJD
New Jersey Devils
2-2-0 · W1 · L10: 2-2-0
W
L
L
W

Final score: Ottawa Senators 4, New Jersey Devils 1. Senators won with fewer expected goals, 2.04 to 2.66. 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin. PuckLab's first star: Linus Ullmark (29/30 saves, .967 SV%, +1.6 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Devils, 79% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
OTT xG
2.04
ACTUAL
4 — 1
NJD xG
2.66
Empty-net goals are marked but add no xG.

Scoring Timeline

0.11
HIGH xG
OTT2P 00:09Even Strength
OTT 1 - 0 NJD
0.16
HIGH xG
OTT2P 08:40Power Play
OTT 2 - 0 NJD
0.06
MED xG
OTT3P 11:10Even Strength
OTT 3 - 0 NJD
0.08
MED xG
NJD3P 14:59Even Strength
Arseny Gritsyuk
81
OTT 3 - 1 NJD
OTT3P 17:53Even StrengthEN
Tyler Kleven
43
Tyler Kleven(1)
D · OTT · #43
OTT 4 - 1 NJD

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Linus Ullmark
35
Linus Ullmark
G · OTT · #35
29/30 saves, .967 SV%, +1.6 GSAX
★2
Nico Daws
35
Nico Daws
G · NJD · #35
16/19 saves, .842 SV%, −0.8 GSAX
★3
Tim Stützle
18
Tim Stützle
C · OTT · #18
1G, 1A, 1 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

OTTNJD
20Shots30
2.04xGF2.66
28.15v5 CF%71.9
52.7FO%47.3
1/5PP0/2
21Hits11
30Blocks13
16Giveaways14
4Takeaways4
4PIM13

Period Breakdown

PeriodOTT SOGNJD SOGOTT xGNJD xG
1st740.470.63
2nd10121.360.64
3rd3140.201.39
Total20302.042.66

Penalties

7 TOTAL
1P 07:36
NJD
Brenden DillonInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Fabian Zetterlund
1P 10:01
NJD
Anthony ManthaBoarding (5 min)
Drawn by Nikolas Matinpalo
1P 16:58
OTT
Tyler KlevenCross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Jesper Boqvist
1P 17:52
NJD
Luke HughesInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Shane Pinto
2P 05:36
NJD
Amadeus LombardiSlashing (2 min)
Drawn by Stephen Halliday
2P 08:16
NJD
Luke EvangelistaHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Ridly Greig
2P 15:38
OTT
Carter YakemchukTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Evan Rodrigues

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