Philadelphia Flyers vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 10/8/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia, TSN5

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+115) Senators (-135)

Canadian Tire Centre is the location where the Ottawa Senators (2-1-0) will take on the Philadelphia Flyers (0-2-2) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Philadelphia at +115 while Ottawa is sitting at -135. The total is set at 5.5.

The Philadelphia Flyers will look for better times on the ice after their 4-1 defeat against the Lightning in their previous game. Philadelphia recorded 11 penalty minutes in this outing. The Flyers left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in this loss. Moreover, they had 3 power play tries but weren't able to score. In the game, they finished 1 of the 14 shots they looked to score on.

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While playing at even strength, the Flyers let the opposition score 13 goals while earning 5 on offense. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have tallied 15 power play tries (5th in pro hockey) and have earned 4 goals in those attempts. When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Philadelphia Flyers have earned 5 goals (31st in hockey) so far this season and have surrendered 17. Philadelphia has taken 77 shots and holds a shot percentage of 6.5%. For the season, they have accumulated 2 points and their points percentage sits at .250. The Flyers have seen 158 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .892. Philadelphia comes into tonight with 11 power play opportunities and they have scored 0 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 0.00%.

The man in net for this game is Daniel Vladar. Over the course of his career, Vladar has earned 86 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .581. His save percentage is .897 in his 377 mins in the crease. Vladar has had 4,164 shot attempts taken against him and he has 3,737 total saves. Opponents have racked up 427 goals against Vladar in his career and his goals against rate is 2.89. He has a mark of 78-50-23 and he started in 148 games. Vladar has taken the ice for 159 games throughout his professional hockey career.

In their last contest, Ottawa played the Red Wings in a matchup where the Senators ended up taking the loss by a score of 5-3. They had 5 power play opportunities in this game and converted 1 out of those tries. The Senators scored 3 goals of the 25 shots on goal they attempted.

Ottawa has attempted 78 shots (21st in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 12.82%, while allowing the opposition 84 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 76.92% on their opponents 13 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 90.5%. They have a tally of 13 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 7.69%. The Senators have accumulated 9 goals at even strength and 1 goal (22nd in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 8 goals to be scored by way of 5 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Ottawa Senators have accounted for 10 goals, 4 points, in addition to a points percentage of .667.

On the other side of the ice you will find Linus Ullmark defending the goal. Ullmark has earned a career mark of 193-99-34 and has participated in 342 games. Ullmark's percentage of quality starts comes in at 63.0% and he has accumulated 209 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has gathered 8,954 saves out of the 9,797 shots tried, giving him a save % of .914. Teams are averaging 2.54 goals per game and he has surrendered 843 goals in total. He has started in 332 contests and has played 19,643 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Ottawa (-135) and under 5.5 goals

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