San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators
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At lock SJ 2.52–3.82 OTT · 0.2 goals under 6.5
M. Celebrini · SJ
ForwardsT. Stutzle · OTT
Forwards
At lock: projected SJ 2.52–3.82 OTT · most likely 2–3
Model vs market
Gap: +10 pts of win %, -0.47 total. The projection shown above blends the model with this line.
Backtest 2023-24 to 2025-26, 3,936 games, win-probability Brier (lower is better): model v2 0.2382 vs old model 0.2430. No free archive of NHL closing lines, so we can't benchmark against the market yet. Win probability now also uses team expected goals from a shot-level model on official NHL play-by-play (distance, angle, shot type, strength): Brier 0.2381 → 0.2370 over 2023-24 to 2025-26, better in each season. Totals unchanged.
Advanced analytics
Matchup edge: SJ vs OTT
The model
How this number was built
SJ 2.52–3.82 OTT · Medium confidence
overline-model-v2: opponent-adjusted ratings + matchup features. Independent Poisson scorelines from shrunk attack/defense ratings, blended with the market.
- Opponent-adjusted ratings (model v2)Adj. goals +0.31 vs -0.60 · adj. shots -1.6 vs -4.4 · model OTT 3.5–2.6 SJ
- Home field+0.2 goals to OTT
- RecordOTT 6-3-0 · SJ 5-4-1
- Market priorBlended 66% toward OTT -130 / total 6.5
Player props
The DraftKings line is the starting point. A prop moves off it only with a real player rate, and only at -120 or longer.
DraftKings hasn’t posted player props for this matchup yet.
Sharks vs Senators prediction · Oct 22, 2026
The OVERLINE computer pick is Under 6.5, with a 55% model probability. The model projected Sharks 2.5, Senators 3.8 when the pick locked. Model win probability: Senators 69%, Sharks 31%. Lines are DraftKings prices; picks lock at the start of the game and are graded off the official final.
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