NHL1/28/2026
Scheduled
TIME:7:30 PM UTC
CHANNEL:ESPN+
VENUE:Canadian Tire Centre
LOCATION:Ottawa, ON
COL logo
COL
34-6.694
Away Team
1st in Central DivisionLast5: W3L2
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23-20.460
OTT
OTT logo
Home Team
8th in Atlantic DivisionLast5: W2L3

AI Game Overview

Alright, sports fans, settle in! It's your favorite voice in the game, and we're diving headfirst into what promises to be a thrilling NHL showdown on January 28th, 2026. Get ready, because the Colorado Avalanche, making the trek to the Canadian capital, are set to clash with the Ottawa Senators!

Now, this isn't just any regular season tilt. We're deep into the 2025-2026 campaign, and every point is crucial. The Avalanche, known for their electrifying offense and dynamic play, will be looking to solidify their standing as they navigate the tough Western Conference. Can they bring that high-octane energy on the road?

Meanwhile, the Ottawa Senators, playing on home ice, will be eager to prove their mettle. They've been building something special, and a victory against a powerhouse like Colorado would be a massive statement. Expect the Canadian Tire Centre to be buzzing with anticipation as the Senators aim to defend their turf.

With the betting lines still taking shape, this matchup is truly a blank canvas, offering intrigue and unpredictability. Will the Avalanche's star power shine through, or will the Senators' grit and home-ice advantage prevail? One thing's for sure: this is a game you won't want to miss. Tune in at 7:30 PM Eastern Time for what's shaping up to be an absolute barnburner!

AI Matchup Overview

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Looking at the recent matchups between these two teams, the Colorado Avalanche (COL) have had the upper hand against the Ottawa Senators (OTT). In the last three games, Colorado has won two, with one of those being a decisive 8-2 victory. Ottawa's lone win was a 5-1 result in March of 2025. Scoring trends show that Colorado has been the higher-scoring team in these recent encounters, particularly in their 8-2 win where they put up six goals in the second period alone. Ottawa has shown they can score, netting four goals in a close 5-4 loss in October 2024, but consistency in putting up higher numbers against Colorado seems to be a challenge. The Avalanche also demonstrated their ability to shut down Ottawa's offense in their 5-1 victory, limiting them to a single goal. Given Colorado's recent dominance and higher offensive output in head-to-head games, they appear to have a strong advantage.

Previous Matchups

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2025Mar 20
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2025Oct 27
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Injury Report

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Starters

Devon Toews
Devon ToewsD

Upper Body injury

Out

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Starters

Linus Ullmark
Linus UllmarkG

Personal injury

Out

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Player Statistics

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Nathan MacKinnon
Nathan MacKinnon
C • #29
Goals
38
Assists
47
Shots On Goal
225
Power Play Goals
8
Brock Nelson
Brock Nelson
C • #11
Goals
24
Assists
18
Shots On Goal
111
Power Play Goals
8
Martin Necas
Martin Necas
C • #88
Goals
22
Assists
38
Shots On Goal
110
Power Play Goals
4
Artturi Lehkonen
Artturi Lehkonen
LW • #62
Goals
17
Assists
20
Shots On Goal
120
Power Play Goals
1
Cale Makar
Cale Makar
D • #8
Goals
14
Assists
40
Shots On Goal
130
Power Play Goals
2
Valeri Nichushkin
Valeri Nichushkin
RW • #13
Goals
11
Assists
16
Shots On Goal
95
Power Play Goals
1
Parker Kelly
Parker Kelly
C • #17
Goals
9
Assists
8
Shots On Goal
62
Short Handed Goals
1
Victor Olofsson
Victor Olofsson
LW • #95
Goals
9
Assists
14
Shots On Goal
90
Power Play Goals
2
Brent Burns
Brent Burns
D • #84
Goals
8
Assists
17
Shots On Goal
110
Gabriel Landeskog
Gabriel Landeskog
LW • #92
Goals
7
Assists
15
Shots On Goal
87
Power Play Goals
1

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Tim Stützle
Tim Stützle
LW • #18
Goals
22
Assists
29
Shots On Goal
124
Power Play Goals
6
Short Handed Goals
1
Drake Batherson
Drake Batherson
RW • #19
Goals
19
Assists
25
Shots On Goal
101
Power Play Goals
7
Dylan Cozens
Dylan Cozens
C • #24
Goals
15
Assists
23
Shots On Goal
117
Power Play Goals
9
Shane Pinto
Shane Pinto
C • #12
Goals
14
Assists
11
Shots On Goal
88
Power Play Goals
2
Brady Tkachuk
Brady Tkachuk
LW • #7
Goals
12
Assists
17
Shots On Goal
121
Power Play Goals
2
Short Handed Goals
1
Fabian Zetterlund
Fabian Zetterlund
LW • #20
Goals
11
Assists
10
Shots On Goal
85
Power Play Goals
4
David Perron
David Perron
LW • #57
Goals
10
Assists
15
Shots On Goal
69
Power Play Goals
3
Jake Sanderson
Jake Sanderson
D • #85
Goals
10
Assists
30
Shots On Goal
106
Power Play Goals
2
Claude Giroux
Claude Giroux
RW • #28
Goals
9
Assists
26
Shots On Goal
82
Power Play Goals
1
Ridly Greig
Ridly Greig
C • #71
Goals
8
Assists
15
Shots On Goal
80
Power Play Goals
1

Current Season Games

COL logoCOL

Wvs WAS5 - 2
Lvs NAS3 - 7
Lvs TOR3 - 4
Wvs CBJ4 - 0
Wvs OTT8 - 2
L@ TB2 - 4
L@ FLA1 - 2
W@ CAR5 - 3
Wvs STL6 - 1
Wvs LA5 - 2
Wvs UTA1 - 0
W@ MIN5 - 1
Wvs WPG3 - 2
W@ SEA5 - 3
Wvs NAS4 - 2
Wvs FLA6 - 2
W@ PHI3 - 2
W@ NYR3 - 2
L@ NYI3 - 6
Wvs VAN3 - 1
Wvs MON7 - 2
Wvs SJ6 - 0
W@ CHI1 - 0
W@ NAS3 - 0
Wvs NYR6 - 3
Wvs NYI4 - 1
Wvs BUF6 - 3
Wvs ANA4 - 1
W@ VAN5 - 4
W@ EDM9 - 1
Wvs TB3 - 2
L@ SJ2 - 3
W@ VEG4 - 2
Wvs NJ8 - 4
L@ NJ3 - 4
L@ BOS2 - 3
L@ UTA3 - 4
Wvs BOS4 - 1
W@ CBJ4 - 1
W@ BUF3 - 1
Wvs UTA2 - 1
W@ LA4 - 1

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L@ NAS3 - 5
W@ CBJ4 - 1
L@ DET3 - 4
Lvs MON5 - 6
W@ NYR8 - 4
Wvs VAN2 - 1
Lvs FLA2 - 3
L@ COL2 - 8
L@ UTA1 - 3
Lvs DET3 - 5
Wvs WPG4 - 2
Wvs WAS4 - 3
Lvs CBJ1 - 4
L@ TOR5 - 7
Lvs BUF2 - 3
W@ BOS6 - 2
Wvs CHI6 - 4
Wvs PIT4 - 0
W@ WPG3 - 2
L@ MIN2 - 3
W@ CBJ6 - 3
Lvs NJ3 - 4
Lvs STL1 - 2
Lvs NYR2 - 4
W@ MON5 - 2
L@ DAL1 - 6
L@ STL3 - 4
L@ LA1 - 2
W@ SJ3 - 2
W@ ANA3 - 2
Lvs LA0 - 1
Wvs BOS5 - 3
Lvs DAL2 - 3
Wvs UTA4 - 2
W@ PHI3 - 2
L@ BOS2 - 3
L@ MON3 - 4
L@ CHI3 - 7
Wvs BOS7 - 2
W@ WAS7 - 1
Wvs PHI2 - 1
Lvs EDM2 - 3
Lvs NYI4 - 5
L@ BUF4 - 8
Lvs NAS1 - 4
L@ FLA2 - 6
W@ TB5 - 4

Previous Season Games

COL logoCOL

L@ DAL2 - 4
Wvs DAL7 - 4
L@ DAL2 - 6
Wvs DAL4 - 0
Lvs DAL1 - 2
L@ DAL3 - 4
W@ DAL5 - 1
W@ ANA4 - 2
L@ LA4 - 5
Lvs VAN1 - 4
L@ STL4 - 5
W@ CBJ7 - 3
Lvs STL1 - 2
Wvs LA4 - 0
Wvs DET5 - 2
W@ OTT5 - 1
L@ TOR1 - 2
Wvs DAL4 - 3
W@ CGY4 - 2
Wvs CHI3 - 0
Wvs TOR7 - 4
Wvs SJ7 - 3
Wvs PIT4 - 1
Wvs MIN5 - 2
Wvs NJ5 - 1
L@ STL1 - 3
L@ NAS1 - 2
W@ EDM5 - 4
W@ CGY4 - 2
L@ VAN0 - 3
Wvs PHI2 - 0
Wvs STL5 - 0
L@ NYI2 - 5
W@ NYR5 - 4
L@ BOS1 - 3
Lvs WPG2 - 3
Lvs MIN1 - 3
Wvs DAL6 - 3
Lvs EDM3 - 4
Wvs NYR3 - 2
L@ WPG0 - 3
W@ MIN6 - 1
L@ CHI1 - 3
Wvs FLA3 - 1
Wvs BUF6 - 5
Wvs WPG5 - 2
W@ UTA4 - 1
Wvs SEA5 - 2
W@ ANA4 - 2
W@ SJ4 - 2
L@ VAN1 - 3
Wvs NAS5 - 2
Lvs UTA1 - 4
W@ PIT6 - 2
W@ NJ4 - 0
W@ DET2 - 1
L@ CAR3 - 5
W@ BUF5 - 4
Lvs EDM1 - 4
L@ DAL3 - 5
L@ TB2 - 8
W@ FLA7 - 4
W@ WAS2 - 1
W@ PHI3 - 2
Lvs WAS2 - 5
Wvs LA4 - 2
Wvs NAS3 - 2
Wvs CAR6 - 4
L@ WPG0 - 1
Wvs SEA6 - 3
L@ NAS2 - 5
Lvs TB2 - 5
Lvs CHI2 - 5
Wvs OTT5 - 4
W@ UTA5 - 1
W@ SEA3 - 2
W@ SJ4 - 1
Wvs ANA4 - 3
Lvs BOS3 - 5
Lvs NYI2 - 6
Lvs CBJ4 - 6
L@ VEG4 - 8

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Lvs TOR2 - 4
W@ TOR4 - 0
Wvs TOR4 - 3
Lvs TOR2 - 3
L@ TOR2 - 3
L@ TOR2 - 6
Wvs CAR7 - 5
Lvs CHI3 - 4
Wvs PHI4 - 3
Wvs MON5 - 2
L@ CBJ2 - 5
Wvs CBJ4 - 0
Wvs FLA3 - 0
Wvs TB2 - 1
Lvs BUF2 - 5
L@ PIT0 - 1
Wvs CBJ3 - 2
W@ DET4 - 3
L@ BUF2 - 3
W@ NJ3 - 2
Lvs COL1 - 5
L@ MON3 - 6
W@ TOR4 - 2
Wvs BOS6 - 3
W@ PHI5 - 2
Wvs DET2 - 1
Wvs NYR4 - 3
W@ CHI4 - 3
Wvs SJ5 - 3
Lvs WPG1 - 4
Lvs MON2 - 5
L@ FLA1 - 5
L@ TB1 - 5
L@ TB3 - 4
W@ NAS5 - 2
Wvs MIN6 - 0
Wvs WAS5 - 4
Wvs UTA3 - 1
Wvs TOR2 - 1
L@ BOS0 - 2
L@ NYR0 - 5
W@ NJ2 - 1
Lvs WAS0 - 1
W@ NYI2 - 0
Wvs DAL3 - 2
W@ PIT5 - 0
Lvs BUF0 - 4
L@ DET2 - 3
L@ STL0 - 4
L@ DAL2 - 4
W@ MIN3 - 1
L@ WPG2 - 4
L@ EDM1 - 3
W@ VAN5 - 4
W@ CGY3 - 2
W@ SEA3 - 0
Wvs PIT3 - 2
W@ CAR3 - 0
Wvs ANA5 - 1
Lvs NYI2 - 4
Wvs NAS3 - 1
Wvs DET2 - 1
L@ LA2 - 5
W@ SJ4 - 3
Wvs CGY4 - 3
Lvs VAN3 - 4
Lvs VEG2 - 3
Lvs EDM2 - 5
L@ CAR0 - 4
Lvs PHI4 - 5
W@ TOR3 - 0
W@ BOS3 - 2
Lvs NYI2 - 4
L@ BUF1 - 5
Wvs SEA3 - 0
L@ NYR1 - 2
Wvs STL8 - 1
L@ COL4 - 5
L@ VEG4 - 6
W@ UTA4 - 0
Wvs TB5 - 4
Lvs NJ1 - 3
Wvs LA8 - 7
L@ MON1 - 4
Wvs FLA3 - 1