Venue & Match Info
Arena: Canadian Tire Centre, 1000 Palladium Drive, Ottawa, ON K2V 1A5
Puckdrop: 7:30 PM ET
Broadcast: ESPN+, NESN, TSN5
Injury Report
Boston Bruins: No major injuries reported.
Ottawa Senators: LW Brady Tkachuk (thumb) – out; a significant absence for Ottawa’s top-six forward group.
Player Matchups
David Pastrnak (BOS, 5G/8A) vs. Shane Pinto (OTT, 7G/1A): Pastrnak remains Boston’s offensive engine, while Pinto has been Ottawa’s early-season finisher.
Charlie McAvoy (BOS, 4A) vs. Jake Sanderson (OTT, 1G/5A): Two cornerstone defensemen tasked with stabilizing shaky team defenses.
Jeremy Swayman (BOS, .903 SV%) vs. Linus Ullmark (OTT, .848 SV%): Goaltending edge leans Boston; Ullmark has struggled in net for Ottawa.
Morgan Geekie (BOS, 6G) vs. Dylan Cozens (OTT, 6G/3A): Secondary scoring threats who could tilt momentum.
Team Recent Form
Boston Bruins: 15th in East. Recent form: W-L-L-L-L. Averaging 3.2 goals per game, but allowing 3.3 goals against.
Ottawa Senators: 11th in East. Recent form: W-W-L-L-W. Averaging 3.3 goals per game, but conceding 3.9 goals against.
Series History
Bruins and Senators split their 2024–25 season series.
Boston has historically dominated Ottawa, but the Senators have been more competitive at home in recent years.
Betting Trends
Ottawa: 6 of 9 games have gone over 5.5 goals; strong power play (28.1%).
Boston: 5 of 10 games have gone over 5.5 goals; penalty-prone (league-high 50 penalties).
Head-to-head: Typically close, but both defenses rank bottom-five in goals allowed, suggesting another high-scoring tilt.
Game Odds
Boston Bruins 5.5
Ottawa Senators – 180
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Sunday, October 26, 2025
