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Ottawa Senators vs Winnipeg Jets · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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THU · JAN 14 · 6:00 PM CT
Canadian Tire Centre
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Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
VS
Winnipeg Jets
Jets
0–0–1
Upcoming
THU · JAN 14 · 6:00 PM CT
TSN3 · TSN5
Ottawa Senators
Home · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Linus Ullmark has been a wall against Winnipeg, a .941 save percentage on 136 shots. But Kyle Connor has made a habit of hurting the Senators: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.
Canadian Tire Centre
Winnipeg Jets
Away · Jets
0–0–1
1 PTS
Senators
GOALIES
Jets
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Stuart Skinner
Stuart Skinner
Likely · 4741-stuart-skinner
.867 SV% · 3.79 GAA · 0W
.859 SV% L5 · Cooling
Senators
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Jets
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L1
Kyle Connor · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L2
Isak Rosen · Viggo Björck · Gabriel Vilardi
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L3
Morgan Barron · Adam Lowry · Brad Lambert
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
L4
Nino Niederreiter · Vladislav Namestnikov · Alex Iafallo
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D1
Josh Morrissey · Dylan DeMelo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D2
Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
D3
Mario Ferraro · Tyrel Bauer
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP1
Gabriel Vilardi · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti · Josh Morrissey · Kyle Connor
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PP2
Nino Niederreiter · Viggo Björck · Vladislav Namestnikov · Neal Pionk · Isak Rosen
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK1
Viggo Björck · Alex Iafallo · Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
PK2
Adam Lowry · Kyle Connor · Mario Ferraro · Dylan DeMelo
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
JetsProjected lines
L1
Kyle Connor · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti
L2
Isak Rosen · Viggo Björck · Gabriel Vilardi
L3
Morgan Barron · Adam Lowry · Brad Lambert
L4
Nino Niederreiter · Vladislav Namestnikov · Alex Iafallo
D1
Josh Morrissey · Dylan DeMelo
D2
Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
D3
Mario Ferraro · Tyrel Bauer
PP1
Gabriel Vilardi · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti · Josh Morrissey · Kyle Connor
PP2
Nino Niederreiter · Viggo Björck · Vladislav Namestnikov · Neal Pionk · Isak Rosen
PK1
Viggo Björck · Alex Iafallo · Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
PK2
Adam Lowry · Kyle Connor · Mario Ferraro · Dylan DeMelo
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Ken Wiebe · Oct 4 · 11:39 AM CT
Senators
INJURY REPORT
Jets
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Connor Hellebuyck
IR · Expected back Oct 17
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Garrett Brown
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Walker Duehr
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 17
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Elias Salomonsson
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
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
JetsInjury report
Connor Hellebuyck
IR · Expected back Oct 17
Garrett Brown
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Walker Duehr
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 17
Elias Salomonsson
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Ken Wiebe · Oct 4 · 11:39 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game. The Jets lost their last game in overtime and are 0-0-1 in their first 1 game.

Matchup Intel

Linus Ullmark has been a wall against Winnipeg, a .941 save percentage on 136 shots. But Kyle Connor has made a habit of hurting the Senators: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.

Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals. Stuart Skinner has not had an answer for Tim Stützle: 4 goals on 21 shots.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Linus Ullmark has a .941 save % against Winnipeg (136 shots).
.941 SV% vs WPG
Player
Kyle Connor has 7 points in his last 4 games against Ottawa. See the games →
(Winnipeg)
7 pts, last 4 vs OTT
Matchup
Tim Stützle has 4 goals on Stuart Skinner (21 shots).
(Ottawa)
4 goals on Stuart Skinner
Matchup
Dylan Cozens has 4 goals on Stuart Skinner (25 shots).
(Ottawa)
4 goals on Stuart Skinner
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals