NHL Prop Bets: Ottawa Senators vs Philadelphia Flyers (October 8, 2026)
The Philadelphia Flyers (0-2-2) face the Ottawa Senators (2-1-0) at Canadian Tire Centre. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Thursday's matchup.
- The Flyers have a 60-36 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Senators hold a record of 43-46 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -125 and UNDER at +105.
- The Flyers have a 40-50-6 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 40 games have gone over the total points line, 50 have gone under and six have resulted in a push). The Senators have a 43-43-3 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Flyers have scored 2.85 goals per game since the beginning of last season (23rd in the league). Comparatively, the Senators have averaged +0.5 more at 3.35 goals over the same span (8th).
- Defensively, the Flyers have allowed 2.98 goals per game since the beginning of last season (14th in the league), while the Senators have given up an average of 2.98 goals over that span (T12th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Philadelphia is averaging 25.2 shots per game since the beginning of last season (30th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Ottawa is allowing its opposition 24.5 shots per game (3rd).
- Flipping that script, the Flyers have allowed 26.1 shots per game (6th in the NHL), while the Senators are averaging 28.8 shots (9th).
Power Play
- Philadelphia holds a lowly power play percentage of 15.0% since the beginning of last season, ranking 32nd in the league. Comparitively, Ottawa sits 9th with 23.2% of its power play opportunities converted into goals.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Flyers have a penalty kill rate of 77.3% (ranked 21st), compared to the Senators at 75.8% (28th).
P1 Result
Philadelphia is +200 to win the first period, while Ottawa is +170.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 28-38-30 | 12-20-16 | 16-18-14 | |
| Ottawa | 32-25-32 | 13-12-18 | 19-13-14 |
To Go To Overtime
Thursday's matchup is +280 to go to overtime.
- The Flyers have played in 33 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Senators have appeared in 18.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Flyers have played in 14 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Senators have appeared in 4.
Last Time They Met
Ottawa recorded a 1-2 overtime victory over Philadelphia at Xfinity Mobile Arena when these teams last met on February 5, 2026. Nick Cousins led the way to that result, scoring 1 goal. The Senators have now won five straight against the Flyers.
