Fri, Dec 18 · 1:00 PM ET
Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa Senators
Before the game
Away · CHI
- 2025-26 record
- 29–39–14
- rank
- 30of 32
Home · OTT
- 2025-26 record
- 44–27–11
- rank
- 2of 32
Expected goals per game, 2025-26
| Per game | CHI | OTT |
|---|---|---|
| for | 2.74 | 3.46 |
| against | 3.40 | 2.75 |
The model’s expected goals on each club’s open-play attempts, per game over 82 and 82 games. Last season’s, as the records are.
Pre-game win chance
CHI 34%OTT 66%
The model’s projection, not a betting recommendation. Its accuracy is modest (held-out AUC 0.590, on a scale where 0.5 is a coin flip and 1.0 is perfect).
The box score appears here after the game.