Ottawa Senators vs New York Rangers 24 October 2026 Prediction

Ottawa and the New York Rangers are close in the Eastern Conference standings. A home win would put the Senators ahead of the Rangers. Ottawa has also won the teams’ last two meetings.

Ottawa Has Been Inconsistent

Ottawa has alternated wins and losses recently but remains near the top of the Eastern Conference. The Senators have 14 points through 11 games under manager Travis Green, including eight points at home. They have split the first two games of their current homestand.

Ottawa beat Florida 5-1 in the opener, when former captain Brady Tkachuk received a hostile reception from the home crowd. The Senators then lost 6-2 to San Jose despite leading 5.3 to 2.9 in expected goals and 43-28 in shots on goal. They created chances but did not finish them as effectively as the Sharks.

Ottawa Predicted Lineup: Ersson (Johansson) — Sanderson, Zub — Zetterlund, Stützle, Giroux

Other Players on the Roster: Defensemen — Spence, Kleven, Yakemchuk, Matinpalo; forwards — Foegele, Cozens, Batherson, Greig, Pinto, Amadio, Cousins, Halliday, Hodgson

Out: MacDermid, Eklund, Chabot, Ullmark (all injured)

Manager: Travis Green

Rangers Have Slowed Down

The Rangers started the regular season well and briefly led the Eastern Conference. They head to Ottawa with three losses in their last four games. Their only win in that stretch was a 5-2 result against Anaheim.

New York opened its Canadian road trip with a 5-4 loss to Toronto. The Rangers led in the second period but could not hold on for a point. Dylan Garand stopped 85.7% of the shots he faced.

Rangers Predicted Lineup: Garand (Martin) — Gavrikov, Fox — Perreault, Zibanejad, Lafrenière

Other Players on the Roster: Defensemen — Pettersson, Durzi, Schmitts, Schneider; forwards — Cartier, Miller, Dorofeyev, Cuylle, Laba, Tolvanen, Bjorkstrand, Dowling, Raddysh

Out: Sykora, Korpisalo, Veleno, Shesterkin (all injured)

Manager: Mike Sullivan

Rangers’ Recent Road Record Against Ottawa

The Rangers have won five of their last seven road games against Ottawa. Across that stretch, the Senators held New York without a point only once. The Rangers won 4-2 in Ottawa last season, with Vladislav Gavrikov and Artemi Panarin each scoring a goal.

Key Stats

Ottawa generates 2.9 expected goals per game, the ninth-lowest mark in the league.

The Senators’ power play is converting at 11.8%, one of the league’s three lowest rates.

The Rangers have scored on 12.8% of their shots on goal. Only six teams have a higher shooting percentage.

Ottawa Senators vs New York Rangers Prediction: Ottawa Senators Moneyline

Main prediction: The Rangers have lost road games to Washington, New Jersey, Columbus, and Toronto. Ottawa has won three of its last five at home and both of its last two meetings with New York. The pick is Ottawa moneyline at 1.75. Predicted score: 4-2.

Goals prediction: The Rangers have allowed 15 goals in regulation over their last five games while scoring 14. Ottawa has conceded 18 over the same span. The teams have combined for at least six goals in three of their last four meetings, making over 5.5 total goals at 1.76 the secondary pick.