NHL Matchup Intelligence

Ottawa Senators vs New Jersey Devils

October 12, 2026 Β· 7:00 PM ET Β· Prudential Center
OTT 4-1-0  Β·  NJD 2-2-0

Matchup Analysis Automated Analysis

Matchup: Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils (Prudential Center), regular season. New Jersey Devils record: 2-2-0. Ottawa Senators record: 4-1-0. NJD last 10 (spanning the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons): 5-5-0, 2.5 goals for and 3.4 against per game. OTT last 10 (spanning the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons): 5-5-0, 2.3 goals for and 2.3 against per game.

Market: NJD implied 55% to win across 8 books; total 5.5 goals. SportsFBI model: leans NJD at 51% (market 55% home); expected goals NJD 2.8, OTT 2.7; 28% chance either team wins by 3+. Model factors: Rest advantage -0.7 points toward OTT (Rest days difference 0 (home minus away, capped at 3)); Recent goal differential -2.96 points toward OTT (Last-10 goal differential per game difference -0.90). Injury report: Connor Brown (NJD) Day-To-Day; Cameron Crotty (OTT) Injured Reserve; Jake Sanderson (OTT) Day-To-Day; William Eklund (OTT) Injured Reserve.

SportsFBI's model leans NJD at 51%, a provisional estimate rather than a certainty.

  • Projected score: NJD 2.8 Β· OTT 2.7
  • 3+ goal margin: 28%

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SportsFBI Model

Projects New Jersey Devils to win β€” 51% confidence
Market agrees (-3.7pp) Expected goals: NJD 2.8 Β· OTT 2.7 3+ goal margin chance: 28%

βš–οΈ Game Edges

Key factors driving this matchup

OTTA Recent goal differential +3.0 Weak

Last-10 goal differential per game difference -0.90

OTTA Rest advantage +0.70 Weak

Rest days difference 0 (home minus away, capped at 3)

Betting Lines DraftKings

Puck Line
OTT +1.5 (-225)
NJD -1.5 (+185)
Total (O/U)
Over 5.5 (-130)
Under 5.5 (+110)
Moneyline
OTT +114
NJD -135

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