Venue & Game Details
Location: Canadian Tire Centre, 1000 Palladium Drive, Ottawa, ON K2V 1A5
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
Broadcast: TSN5 (Ottawa), Bally Sports South (Nashville), ESPN+
Team Records & Recent Form
Nashville Predators (1-0-1): Opened with a 2–1 win over Columbus, followed by a 3–2 overtime loss to Minnesota. Nashville finished last season 30-44-8, ranking 31st in offense (212 goals) and 27th in defense (274 goals allowed). Early signs suggest improved balance under new coaching.
Ottawa Senators (1-1-0): Beat Tampa Bay 5–4 in their opener before falling 6–2 to Florida. Ottawa finished last season 45-30-7, ranking 18th in goals scored (242) and 13th in goals allowed (232). Their power play was among the league’s best at 23.7%.
Recent Form (last 5 games, including preseason):
Predators: OTL–W–W–L–L
Senators: L–W–W–L–L
Injury Report
Predators: D Nicolas Hague (upper body) – out
Senators: F Drake Batherson (upper body) – out; expected to return later this week
Key Player Matchups
Filip Forsberg (NSH) vs. Brady Tkachuk (OTT): Forsberg remains Nashville’s top scoring threat, while Tkachuk brings physicality and leadership for Ottawa.
Steven Stamkos (NSH) vs. Tim Stützle (OTT): Stamkos adds veteran scoring punch for Nashville, while Stützle drives Ottawa’s top line with elite playmaking.
Goaltending: Juuse Saros (NSH) vs. Linus Ullmark (OTT). Saros is Nashville’s backbone, while Ullmark provides Ottawa with a Vezina-caliber presence.
Series History
2024–25 season series: Senators won both meetings, outscoring Nashville 7–3.
All-time: Ottawa leads 20-19-2, with most games tightly contested.
Betting Trends
Ottawa went 28-12-4 at home last season.
Nashville struggled on the road (10-26-5).
46 of Ottawa’s 88 games last season went Over 5.5 goals.
Nashville games went Over in 37 of 82 contests.
Score Projection: Senators 4 – Predators 2
Game Odds
Nashville Predators 5.5
Ottawa Senators – 170
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Sunday, October 12, 2025
