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Ottawa Senators vs Nashville Predators · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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Canadian Tire Centre
SCRIPPS
Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
VS
Nashville Predators
Predators
1–1–0
Upcoming
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SCRIPPS
Ottawa Senators
Home · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Ryan O'Reilly has made a habit of hurting the Senators: 5 points in the last 4 meetings. But Brady Skjei is still looking for his first goal on Linus Ullmark after 14 shots.
Canadian Tire Centre
Nashville Predators
Away · Predators
1–1–0
2 PTS
Senators
GOALIES
Predators
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Juuse Saros
Juuse Saros
Expected
.933 SV% · 2.03 GAA · 1W
.904 SV% L5 · Steady
Senators
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Predators
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L1
Steven Stamkos · Ryan O'Reilly · Alex Kerfoot
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L2
Filip Forsberg · Matthew Wood · Nils Hoglander
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L3
Ross Colton · Mavrik Bourque · Jonathan Marchessault
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
L4
Jack Drury · Adam Edstrom
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D1
Roman Josi · Nicolas Hague
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D2
Brady Skjei · Nick Perbix
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
D3
William Trudeau · Adam Wilsby
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP1
Steven Stamkos · Ryan O'Reilly · Matthew Wood · Filip Forsberg · Roman Josi
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PP2
Ross Colton · Alex Kerfoot · Mavrik Bourque · Brady Skjei · Jonathan Marchessault
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK1
Ryan O'Reilly · Matthew Wood · Brady Skjei · Nicolas Hague
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
PK2
Jack Drury · Alex Kerfoot · Roman Josi · Adam Wilsby
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
PredatorsProjected lines
L1
Steven Stamkos · Ryan O'Reilly · Alex Kerfoot
L2
Filip Forsberg · Matthew Wood · Nils Hoglander
L3
Ross Colton · Mavrik Bourque · Jonathan Marchessault
L4
Jack Drury · Adam Edstrom
D1
Roman Josi · Nicolas Hague
D2
Brady Skjei · Nick Perbix
D3
William Trudeau · Adam Wilsby
PP1
Steven Stamkos · Ryan O'Reilly · Matthew Wood · Filip Forsberg · Roman Josi
PP2
Ross Colton · Alex Kerfoot · Mavrik Bourque · Brady Skjei · Jonathan Marchessault
PK1
Ryan O'Reilly · Matthew Wood · Brady Skjei · Nicolas Hague
PK2
Jack Drury · Alex Kerfoot · Roman Josi · Adam Wilsby
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Alex Daughertry · Oct 3 · 6:44 PM CT
Senators
INJURY REPORT
Predators
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Justus Annunen
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
PredatorsInjury report
Justus Annunen
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Alex Daughertry · Oct 3 · 6:44 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game. The Predators won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Ryan O'Reilly has made a habit of hurting the Senators: 5 points in the last 4 meetings. But Brady Skjei is still looking for his first goal on Linus Ullmark after 14 shots.

Discipline matters tonight: the Senators' penalty kill ranks 26th and Nashville's power play is 9th in the league. Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Player
Ryan O'Reilly has 5 points in his last 4 games against Ottawa. See the games →
(Nashville)
5 pts, last 4 vs OTT
Matchup
Brady Skjei has 14 shots on Linus Ullmark without a goal.
(Nashville)
0/14 vs Linus Ullmark
Matchup
Alexander Kerfoot has 13 shots on Linus Ullmark without a goal.
(Nashville)
0/13 vs Linus Ullmark
Special Teams
Nashville's power play ranks 9th while Ottawa's penalty kill ranks 26th.
9th / 26th PP vs PK
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals
Milestone
Tim Stützle is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals