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Ottawa Senators vs Colorado Avalanche · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Avalanche · WED · JAN 6 · 8:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
WED · JAN 6 · 8:30 PM CT
Ball Arena
ALT
Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
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Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche
2–0–0
Upcoming
WED · JAN 6 · 8:30 PM CT
ALT
Ottawa Senators
Away · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Linus Ullmark has not had an answer for Brock Nelson: 6 goals on 36 shots. But Mackenzie Blackwood has had trouble with the Senators, a .872 save percentage on 243 shots.
Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche
Home · Avalanche
2–0–0
4 PTS
Senators
GOALIES
Avalanche
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Mackenzie Blackwood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Expected
.912 SV% · 2.50 GAA · 2W
.886 SV% L5 · Cooling
Senators
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Avalanche
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
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
AvalancheProjected lines
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT
Senators
INJURY REPORT
Avalanche
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
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
AvalancheInjury report
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game. The Avalanche have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Linus Ullmark has not had an answer for Brock Nelson: 6 goals on 36 shots. But Mackenzie Blackwood has had trouble with the Senators, a .872 save percentage on 243 shots.

Colorado has won 10 of the last 13 meetings, a trend the Senators need to break. Nathan MacKinnon has made a habit of hurting the Senators: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Brock Nelson has 6 goals on Linus Ullmark (36 shots).
(Colorado)
6 goals on Linus Ullmark
Goaltending
Mackenzie Blackwood has struggled against Ottawa — a .872 save % on 243 shots.
.872 SV% vs OTT
Matchup
Claude Giroux has 5 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood (29 shots).
(Ottawa)
5 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood
History
Ottawa has lost 10 of their last 13 against Colorado. See the games →
10-3 last 13 vs COL
Player
Nathan MacKinnon has 7 points in his last 4 games against Ottawa. See the games →
(Colorado)
7 pts, last 4 vs OTT
Player
Cale Makar has 6 points in his last 4 games against Ottawa. See the games →
(Colorado)
6 pts, last 4 vs OTT
Special Teams
Colorado's power play ranks 8th while Ottawa's penalty kill ranks 26th.
8th / 26th PP vs PK
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals