Senators visit Boston: my read before puck drop
Coach Tremblay · Published Oct 5, 2026 · Updated Oct 6, 2026
Ottawa Senators to win
The read: Slight edge to Ottawa, without a comfortable margin
Market median, read Oct 5, 2026, 8:50 a.m. ET. Median of UK bookmakers, not the price of any Ontario operator.
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Form & standings
- 1-0-0
- Record
- 2-1-0
- 4th / 7th
- Atlantic / East
- 1st / 3rd
- W 3-2 at TOR
- Last game
- L 1-4 at MIN
- W1
- Streak
- L1
As of publication. W win, L regulation loss, OTL overtime or shootout loss (OT: in overtime, SO: in a shootout). The record reads wins-losses-overtime losses; the streak, W3 = three wins in a row.
Head-to-head
OTT 3 – 1 BOS- Oct 27, 2025 Senators won 7–2
- Nov 6, 2025 Bruins won · OT 3–2
- Nov 13, 2025 Senators won 5–3
- Dec 21, 2025 Senators won 6–2
The market
Market median, read Oct 5, 2026, 8:50 a.m. ET. Median of UK bookmakers, not the price of any Ontario operator.
Price shown for information only and subject to change; this is not an invitation to bet. Restricted to those aged 19 and over in Ontario. Responsible gambling - ConnexOntario, 1 866 531-2600.
The analysis
Monday night hockey drops the puck at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Boston Bruins host the Ottawa Senators at the TD Garden, a building that seats 18,624. Boston plays at home, Ottawa on the road, NHL regular season 2026-27.
Boston sits at 2 wins, 1 loss, 0 overtime losses. The Bruins lost their last game in regulation, 1-4 at Minnesota on Saturday. Before that, back-to-back wins, including an overtime win at Winnipeg. Ottawa has played one game: a 3-2 win at Toronto on Saturday, in regulation. In the standings, Boston sits first in the Atlantic Division, third in the Eastern Conference, with 4 points. Ottawa sits fourth in the same division, seventh in the East, with 2 points. Boston carries a 1-game losing streak. Ottawa carries a 1-game winning streak.
The numbers we track show 4 meetings dating back to October 27, 2025. On October 27, 2025, Ottawa won 7-2 in regulation. On November 6, Boston answered 3-2 in overtime. On November 13, Ottawa won 5-3 in regulation. On December 21, Ottawa won again, 6-2, in regulation. Over these 4 meetings: 1 win for Boston Bruins, 3 for Ottawa Senators.
The numbers we track have Boston at 2.02 (+102) and Ottawa at 1.87 (-115), read Monday, October 5, 2026 at 8:50 a.m. ET. The market leans toward Ottawa, a modest favourite. These numbers are information, not advice.
My read: the edge sits with Ottawa. They arrive off a clean win at Toronto. Boston still looks strong this season, first in the Atlantic, but comes off a 1-4 loss at Minnesota. I'll take the Ottawa Senators to win. Confidence Medium: the sample is thin, one game for Ottawa, and the market favours them by only a short head.
After the game
WonOTT 4 – BOS 1
This one got decided early and never looked back. Ottawa Senators struck twice in the first, one of those a short handed goal, then tacked on two more in the second to open a four nothing lead. Boston Bruins got one back in the third but it was way too late to matter. Final score, Ottawa Senators 4, Boston Bruins 1, in regulation, and the pick cashed clean.
Published Oct 5, 2026 · Updated Oct 6, 2026
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