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Vancouver Canucks
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Ottawa Senators

Vancouver Canucks vs Ottawa Senators Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 31, 6:05AM UTC

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NHL
Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
Indoor
Wed 14 Jan 2026, 12:00AM
2
Game markets graded
1
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Vancouver Canucks 1.5 Spread -135

The model graded 3 markets for Vancouver Canucks vs Ottawa Senators (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $174 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Wed 14 Jan 2026, 12:00AM at Canadian Tire Centre.

Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win71.9%
The price says57.5%
Best price-135
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread Vancouver Canucks 1.5 High72% chance -135
Puck Lines High99% chance —
Anytime Goal × 1 prop Leanup to 53% —
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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Game picks

GOOD PRICE in green
Spread
Vancouver Canucks
+1.5
-135
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Calibrated model vs market

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PickMarketModel lean
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Vancouver Canucks

  • Thatcher Demko GOut
  • Evander Kane LWOut
  • Derek Forbort DOut

Ottawa Senators

  • Artem Zub DOut
  • Jake Sanderson DOut
Availability updated Aug 24, 7:05PM UTC — some NHL rows may be stale between updates. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Vancouver Canucks vs Ottawa Senators: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 5 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability5 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Player props

GOOD PRICE in green
PlayerTeamStat
Brady Tkachuk Ottawa Senators Anytime Goal

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Ottawa SenatorsNo line posted

Vancouver Canucks @ Ottawa Senators moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineVancouver Canucks +1.5No line posted

Vancouver Canucks @ Ottawa Senators puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

Vancouver Canucks @ Ottawa Senators total-goals model lean and scoring trends (the free board has not settled enough of these yet).

Vancouver Canucks @ Ottawa Senators — what the model found

Our model graded 3 betting markets for Vancouver Canucks at Ottawa Senators — 2 on the game itself and 1 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

2
Game markets graded
1
Player bets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 3 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Vancouver Canucks vs Ottawa Senators — recent results

Ottawa Senators have won 1 of their last 5 games; Vancouver Canucks have won 3 of their last 5.

Ottawa Senators — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L2–4CARHome
L1–2CARHome
L2–3CARAway
L0–2CARAway
W3–1TORHome
Vancouver Canucks — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–6EDMAway
W4–3LAHome
W4–3ANAAway
W4–3SJAway
L1–4LAAway

Vancouver Canucks vs Ottawa Senators — recent meetings

These two have met 2 times recently: Ottawa Senators won 2, Vancouver Canucks won 0.

DateOttawa SenatorsVancouver CanucksWinner
Mar 1020Ottawa Senators
Jan 1421Ottawa Senators

Who’s out or in doubt

5 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Ottawa Senators
PlayerStatus
Artem Zub DOUT
Jake Sanderson DOUT
Vancouver Canucks
PlayerStatus
Thatcher Demko GOUT
Evander Kane LWOUT
Derek Forbort DOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Vancouver Canucks vs Ottawa Senators in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Canucks vs Senators, or as Senators vs Canucks. The most recent game between them was Wednesday 14 January 2026 at Canadian Tire Centre. The model has generated 2 game picks and 1 player prop for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 2 meetings on record
Ottawa Senators 2–0 across the last 2 meetings
DateGameScoreWinner
10 Mar 2026Ottawa Senators @ Vancouver Canucks0–2Ottawa Senators
14 Jan 2026Vancouver Canucks @ Ottawa Senators2–1Ottawa Senators
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