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New Jersey Devils vs Ottawa Senators prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for January 31, 2026

NHL matchup

New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators

View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for January 31, 2026.

January 31, 2026 · 6:00 PM CST
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Recent usage

Forward trios & defense pairs

Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 31. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.

New Jersey Devils

10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes

Forward trio

72:07 together · 8 games

xG share53.6%
Corsi for / against
76 / 55
Fenwick for / against
49 / 42
Corsi share
58.0%
Fenwick share
53.8%
xG for / against
3.17 / 2.75
Defense pair

73:10 together · 7 games

xG share45.8%
Corsi for / against
54 / 91
Fenwick for / against
47 / 62
Corsi share
37.2%
Fenwick share
43.1%
xG for / against
2.97 / 3.51
All observed combinations

Ottawa Senators

10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes

Forward trio

69:30 together · 8 games

xG share68.9%
Corsi for / against
82 / 49
Fenwick for / against
59 / 36
Corsi share
62.6%
Fenwick share
62.1%
xG for / against
4.05 / 1.83
Defense pair

135:32 together · 10 games

xG share60.4%
Corsi for / against
113 / 100
Fenwick for / against
82 / 64
Corsi share
53.1%
Fenwick share
56.2%
xG for / against
5.23 / 3.42
All observed combinations

Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.

Goalie context

Recent starting goalies

Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.

Jacob Markstrom

New Jersey Devils · Last start: Jan 29

5 / 5 appearances covered

Shots faced
129
Save %
89.1
Goals allowed
14
Close-range shots %
28.7

James Reimer

Ottawa Senators · Last start: Jan 28

5 / 5 appearances covered

Shots faced
119
Save %
87.4
Goals allowed
15
Close-range shots %
34.5
Pregame context · xG V1

Recent expected goals

Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 31, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.

New Jersey Devils

xG for / game
3.03
xG against / game
2.82
xG differential / game
0.21

10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.

Ottawa Senators

xG for / game
3.24
xG against / game
2.44
xG differential / game
0.80

10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.

Recent play-by-play

Team tendencies before this game

Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 31, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.

New Jersey Devils

10 / 10 games covered

Attempts / game
59.2
Corsi share (%)
52.0
Fenwick share (%)
51.6
Faceoff win %
52.0
Penalties / game
2.7

Shots / game: 27.8 · Shooting: 10.4% · Avg distance: 30.6 ft

Ottawa Senators

10 / 10 games covered

Attempts / game
59.1
Corsi share (%)
53.7
Fenwick share (%)
54.7
Faceoff win %
53.4
Penalties / game
3.6

Shots / game: 28.4 · Shooting: 14.1% · Avg distance: 31.5 ft

Team comparison

Season and recent form

Season overview
New Jersey Devils NJD
Metric
Ottawa Senators OTT
16Points16
0.615Points %0.615
43Goals for39
38Goals against38
5Goal differential1
L1Current streakL1
Road versus home
New Jersey Devils NJD road
Metric
Ottawa Senators OTT home
5Games7
2Wins5
4Points10
-6Goal differential1
Last 10 games
New Jersey Devils NJD
Metric
Ottawa Senators OTT
7-3-0Record6-4-0
14Points12
37Goals for29
25Goals against30
12Goal differential-1
History

Last 10 head-to-head games

New Jersey Devils NJD 7 wins
10 games reviewed
Ottawa Senators OTT 3 wins
Total goals36 – 26
Goal differential +10 / -10
Goals per game3.6 / 2.6
Shots per game30.9 / 27.0
Date Matchup Score Shots Details
Dec 9, 2025
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators
4 - 3 32 - 38 View
Mar 22, 2025
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
3 - 2 19 - 27 View
Jan 19, 2025
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
2 - 1 20 - 26 View
Oct 17, 2024
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators
3 - 1 35 - 31 View
Apr 6, 2024
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators
4 - 3 27 - 28 View
Mar 23, 2024
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
5 - 2 25 - 20 View
Dec 29, 2023
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators
6 - 2 30 - 27 View
Mar 25, 2023
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
3 - 5 28 - 35 View
Nov 19, 2022
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators
5 - 1 36 - 26 View
Nov 10, 2022
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
3 - 4 28 - 41 View
This matchup prediction is generated using playerWON’s Model V2, incorporating team performance, recent form, and home/away effects. View full model performance to compare results across games.