Philadelphia Flyers vs Ottawa Senators 17 October 2026 Prediction

Philadelphia hosts a matchup between teams at opposite ends of the standings. The Flyers have lost nine straight, while Ottawa has dropped only two games. Philadelphia is still looking for its first win of the season.

The Flyers Are Still Winless

Philadelphia has played nine games without a win. The Flyers took an early lead against Detroit in their last game but lost 2-1. They took five penalties and managed only 18 shots. Rick Tocchet’s team generated 2.1 expected goals but scored just once.

Philadelphia has scored 11 goals in nine games. The Flyers have scored at least twice in only three of those games, and their power play is converting at 8.3%.

Philadelphia Flyers Predicted Lineup: Vladar (Wall); Sanheim, Bonk; Barkey, Dvorak, Foerster

Roster: Defensemen: Seeler, Drysdale, Benoit, Jiricek; forwards: Zegras, Couturier, Tippett, Martone, Cates, Michkov, Bunting, Studnicka, Acciari

Injury Report: Grebenkin, Ristolainen and Konecny (injured); York (questionable)

Manager: Rick Tocchet

Ottawa’s Strong Start

Ottawa is near the top of the Eastern Conference standings. Travis Green’s team had a chance to move ahead of Carolina but lost 7-2 to St. Louis. The Senators responded with a 2-1 shootout win over the Islanders.

Ottawa’s defense has been a strength. The Senators have allowed just one goal in three of their last five games. Goaltender Linus Ullmark has a 94.9% save percentage this season.

Ottawa Senators Predicted Lineup: Ullmark (Ersson); Chabot, Zub; Halliday, Stützle, Batherson

Roster: Defensemen: Kleven, Yakemchuk, Crotty, Spence; forwards: Burakovsky, Cozens, Giroux, Cousins, Pinto, Amadio, Foegele, Greig, Zetterlund

Injury Report: MacDermid, Eklund and Matinpalo (injured); Sanderson (questionable)

Manager: Travis Green

Ottawa Won the Last Meeting

Ottawa beat Philadelphia 2-1 in October, scoring once in the first period and once in the third. The Senators held the Flyers to a 3.5% shooting percentage. Two of the game’s three goals came during special-teams play.

Key Stats

Philadelphia generates 2.2 expected goals per game, the fewest in the NHL.

Ottawa takes 4.4 penalties per game. Only three teams average more.

The Flyers have a 6.2% shooting percentage, the lowest in the league.

Philadelphia Flyers vs Ottawa Senators Prediction: Ottawa Senators Moneyline at 1.72

Main Pick: Ottawa has earned 75% of the points available to it this season, compared with Philadelphia’s 18%. The Senators have also won six of their last seven road games against the Flyers. Including preseason, Philadelphia has lost five straight at home and scored no more than two goals in any of them. The pick is Ottawa Senators moneyline at 1.72. Predicted score: 3-2 Ottawa.

Totals Pick: Seven of Philadelphia’s last eight games and six of Ottawa’s last eight have finished with five goals or fewer. Their last four meetings each had no more than four goals in regulation. The pick is under 5.5 goals at 2.07.