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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Ottawa Senators Predictions, H2H Stats & TV Channels (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)

Match Info

NHL

Date: 20 January 2026, Tuesday

Location: Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	Columbus Blue Jackets		Ottawa Senators

	1	X	2
	2.45	4.25	2.4	Watch
	2.49	4.19	2.42
	2.5	4.33	2.37	Watch
	2.5	4.33	2.38
	2.51	4.42	2.37
	2.5	4.25	2.35
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.49 ↓ (2.6)	4.3 ↑ (4.2)	2.38 ↑ (2.3)

The most likely Over/Under: 6.25

The best margin for this event is 4.7%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Columbus Blue Jackets
38.1%

Draw
22.1%

Ottawa Senators
39.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

36.4%

22.5%

41.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

33.9%

24.2%

44.1%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Columbus Blue Jackets has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.7%)

Ottawa Senators has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.3%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Columbus Blue Jackets than the current prediction. (-4.2%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Ottawa Senators than the current prediction. (+4.3%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
70%	20%	10%

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Predictions

Users Predictions: 10 users predict this event. Columbus will win (votes: 7 - 70%). Ottawa will win (votes: 1 - 10%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 20%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Columbus: 41.6% – 98.4%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 4 Selected Experts predict this event. Columbus (votes: 2 - 50%). Ottawa (votes: 2 - 50%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 3:4

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Lineups

Line 1
90. Merzlikins E. (G)	47. Reimer J. (G)
78. Severson D.	2. Zub A.
8. Werenski Z. (A)	85. Sanderson J.
86. Marchenko K.	19. Batherson D.
19. Fantilli A.	18. Stutzle T.
4. Sillinger C.	20. Zetterlund F.
Line 2
44. Gudbranson E. (A)	3. Jensen N.
9. Provorov I.	72. Chabot T. (A)
91. Johnson K.	71. Greig R.
23. Monahan S.	24. Cozens D.
38. Jenner B. (C)	7. Tkachuk B. (C)
Line 3
6. Zamula Y.	10. Spence J.
2. Christiansen J.	43. Kleven T.
24. Olivier M.	28. Giroux C. (A)
3. Coyle C.	12. Pinto S.
43. Heinen D.	22. Amadio M.
Line 4
27. Aston-Reese Z.	57. Perron D.
16. Gaunce B.	89. Eller L.
10. Voronkov D.	21. Cousins N.
Substitutes
73. Greaves J. (G)	30. Shepard H. (G)
Coaches
. Bowness R.	. Green T.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (1 - 2)
03:34, 0 - 1, Kleven T. (G), Giroux C. (A), Amadio M. (A2)
07:46, 1 - 1, Monahan S. (G), Jenner B. (A), Johnson K. (A2)
10:15, 1 - 2, Stutzle T. (G), Chabot T. (A), Jensen N. (A2)
15:19, Jenner B. (2 min),
2nd Period (0 - 0)
00:01, Merzlikins E. ↓, Greaves J. ↑,
06:22, Kleven T. (2 min),
11:24, Olivier M. (2 min),
11:24, Greig R. (2 min),
12:58, Amadio M. (2 min),
14:58, Monahan S. (2 min),
17:15, Pinto S. (2 min),
3rd Period (0 - 2)
06:49, 1 - 3, Greig R. (G), Cozens D. (A), Chabot T. (A2)
12:48, Provorov I. (2 min),
16:54, 1 - 4, Tkachuk B. (G), Stutzle T. (A), Greig R. (A2)

Preview

This time, only outsiders will meet in a game (ranked 15 and 14).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Columbus won 2.

Columbus is undoubtedly in great shape (last 5 games: 4 wins).

Ottawa has been unpredictable lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

Columbus may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.

There will not play in Columbus: Fabbro D. (Lower-Body Injury) Lundestrom I. (Lower-Body Injury) Marchment M. (Upper-Body Injury) Smith B. (Knee Injury) Wood M. (Leg Injury)

There are questionable in Columbus: Mateychuk D. (Upper-Body Injury)

There are questionable in Ottawa: Ullmark L. (Personal Reasons)

We predict that Columbus will win today's game, with odds of 2.53.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Columbus won 10 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 10 matches, and goals 58:56. (average 2.9:2.8).

Including home matches between the teams, Columbus won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 31:26. (average 3.1:2.6).

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Last Results with these Odds

Columbus Blue Jackets - the odds 2.6 are the expected chance of winning is 36.37%, but this team recently wins 31% of matches with these odds.

Ottawa Senators - the odds 2.3 are the expected chance of winning is 41.11%, but this team recently wins 52% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL
17.01.26	Pittsburgh Penguins - Columbus Blue Jackets	3:4 penalties ✺
15.01.26	Columbus Blue Jackets - Vancouver Canucks	4:1 ✺
13.01.26	Columbus Blue Jackets - Calgary Flames	5:3 ✺
11.01.26	Utah Mammoth - Columbus Blue Jackets	2:3 OT ✺
10.01.26	Colorado Avalanche - Columbus Blue Jackets	4:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 17.4 WWWWL
- Ottawa Senators
NHL
18.01.26	Detroit Red Wings - Ottawa Senators	4:3 OT ✺
17.01.26	Ottawa Senators - Montreal Canadiens	5:6 OT ✺
14.01.26	New York Rangers - Ottawa Senators	4:8 ✺
13.01.26	Ottawa Senators - Vancouver Canucks	2:1 ✺
10.01.26	Ottawa Senators - Florida Panthers	2:3 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7 LLWWL

Latest Head to Head

NHL
29.12.25	Ottawa Senators - Columbus Blue Jackets	1:4
11.12.25	Columbus Blue Jackets - Ottawa Senators	3:6
08.04.25	Columbus Blue Jackets - Ottawa Senators	5:2
06.04.25	Ottawa Senators - Columbus Blue Jackets	4:0
29.03.25	Ottawa Senators - Columbus Blue Jackets	3:2
14.03.24	Columbus Blue Jackets - Ottawa Senators	2:3 penalties
13.02.24	Ottawa Senators - Columbus Blue Jackets	6:3

Columbus Blue Jackets - Ottawa Senators: Predictions, Live Scores & TV Guide