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Ottawa Senators vs Vegas Golden Knights · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Ottawa Senators
Home · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
1613H
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20M
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42S
The read
The Senators have dropped 10 of the last 13 to Vegas, and that history walks in with them. But Claude Giroux has quietly owned this matchup, 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
Canadian Tire Centre
Vegas Golden Knights
Away · Golden Knights
1–1–0
2 PTS
Senators
GOALIES
Golden Knights
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Carter Hart
Likely · 3874-carter-hart
.870 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 1W
.911 SV% L5 · Steady
Senators
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Golden Knights
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
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
Golden KnightsProjected lines
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2
Senators
INJURY REPORT
Golden Knights
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
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
Golden KnightsInjury report
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2
STORYLINE
The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game. The Golden Knights lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.
Live
Matchup Intel
The Senators have dropped 10 of the last 13 to Vegas, and that history walks in with them. But Claude Giroux has quietly owned this matchup, 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
Victor Olofsson has solved Linus Ullmark before, 4 goals on 11 shots. Discipline matters tonight: the Senators' penalty kill ranks 26th and Vegas' power play is 7th in the league.
The numbers behind it
History
Ottawa has lost 10 of their last 13 against Vegas. See the games →
10-3
last 13 vs VGK
Matchup
Victor Olofsson has 4 goals on Linus Ullmark (11 shots).
(Vegas)
4
goals on Linus Ullmark
Player
Claude Giroux has 5 points in his last 4 games against Vegas. See the games →
(Ottawa)
5
pts, last 4 vs VGK
Player
Tim Stützle has 5 points in his last 4 games against Vegas. See the games →
(Ottawa)
5
pts, last 4 vs VGK
Special Teams
Vegas' power play ranks 7th while Ottawa's penalty kill ranks 26th.
7th / 26th
PP vs PK
Matchup
Rasmus Andersson has 13 shots on Linus Ullmark without a goal.
(Vegas)
0/13
vs Linus Ullmark
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298
career goals