CAR @ OTT Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-01-24 Posted by kaylee on 2026-01-24 05:01:31

CAR @ OTT

Venue: Canadian Tire Centre

Puck drop: Sat Jan 24, 2026 7:00pm EST

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.


Game Preview

CAR (last 10)
  • Record 7-1-2
  • Streak L1
  • GF/GP · GA/GP 3.8 · 2.1
  • Power play 9/32 (28.1%)
  • Last game OTL vs CHI (3–3)
OTT (last 10)
  • Record 3-5-2
  • Streak L1
  • GF/GP · GA/GP 3.3 · 4
  • Power play 6/34 (17.6%)
  • Last game L vs NSH (3–5)

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

CAR
  • Andrei Svechnikov 7 pts · 5 G · 10 SOG
  • Sebastian Aho 7 pts · 0 G · 8 SOG
  • Nikolaj Ehlers 5 pts · 3 G · 15 SOG
  • Jackson Blake 4 pts · 2 G · 12 SOG
OTT
  • Brady Tkachuk 8 pts · 4 G · 19 SOG
  • Dylan Cozens 7 pts · 3 G · 13 SOG
  • Jake Sanderson 7 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG
  • Ridly Greig 7 pts · 2 G · 5 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: CAR 3.89 · OTT 2.9 · Win odds: CAR 66.3% · OTT 33.7% · OT/SO chance: 14.2%

  • 3-2 35.1%
  • 4-2 33.7%
  • 3-3 31.2%

Box Score

CAR 4 Final OTT 1

2026-01-24

Stat CAR OTT
Goals41
Shots1936
Power Play 1/4 (25.0%) 0/4 (0.0%)
PIM188
Faceoffs18 / 3838 / 18
Blocks1315
Saves3515
CAR Scorers
GAPTS
Seth Jarvis 1 1 2
Andrei Svechnikov 1 0 1
Taylor Hall 1 0 1
William Carrier 1 0 1
Jalen Chatfield 0 2 2
Alexander Nikishin 0 1 1
Jackson Blake 0 1 1
Mark Jankowski 0 1 1
Nikolaj Ehlers 0 1 1
OTT Scorers
GAPTS
Tim Stützle 1 0 1
Claude Giroux 0 1 1
Jake Sanderson 0 1 1

Lineups

As of 2026-01-24 11:55PM EST

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

CAR Away

Forwards

Line 1
Andrei Svechnikov
#37 · LW
TOI 15:57xGF/60 6.40xGA/60 7.34CF/60 135.9SC±/60 -54.34G±/60 0.00CF% 52.6xGF% 46.6
Sebastian Aho
#20 · C
TOI 18:35xGF/60 1.91xGA/60 6.90CF/60 35.1SC±/60 -58.54G±/60 +5.85CF% 24.0xGF% 21.7
Seth Jarvis
#24 · RW
TOI 18:42xGF/60 3.46xGA/60 11.44CF/60 70.6SC±/60 -64.17G±/60 +6.42CF% 27.5xGF% 23.2
Line 2
Taylor Hall
#71 · LW
TOI 9:59xGF/60 8.41xGA/60 8.47CF/60 236.1SC±/60 +29.51G±/60 +14.75CF% 59.3xGF% 49.8
Logan Stankoven
#22 · C
TOI 11:55xGF/60 1.22xGA/60 2.25CF/60 66.8SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +6.07CF% 68.8xGF% 35.1
Jackson Blake
#53 · RW
TOI 12:41xGF/60 2.55xGA/60 2.61CF/60 86.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +6.62CF% 68.4xGF% 49.4
Line 3
Nikolaj Ehlers
#27 · LW
TOI 17:44xGF/60 0.79xGA/60 3.18CF/60 37.4SC±/60 -37.39G±/60 0.00CF% 28.0xGF% 19.9
Jordan Staal
#11 · C
TOI 17:48xGF/60 2.83xGA/60 3.94CF/60 49.5SC±/60 -24.72G±/60 -4.95CF% 32.3xGF% 41.8
Jordan Martinook
#48 · RW
TOI 17:49xGF/60 2.24xGA/60 4.11CF/60 39.1SC±/60 -31.27G±/60 -3.91CF% 29.4xGF% 35.3
Line 4
William Carrier
#28 · LW
TOI 11:23xGF/60 2.30xGA/60 5.28CF/60 67.3SC±/60 -42.06G±/60 +8.41CF% 42.1xGF% 30.4
Mark Jankowski
#77 · C
TOI 13:23xGF/60 3.14xGA/60 4.06CF/60 72.8SC±/60 -26.01G±/60 +5.20CF% 51.9xGF% 43.6
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
#82 · RW
TOI 11:31xGF/60 5.07xGA/60 5.63CF/60 128.6SC±/60 -10.71G±/60 +10.71CF% 54.5xGF% 47.4

Defense

Pair 1
Jaccob Slavin
#74 · LD
TOI 23:36xGF/60 2.60xGA/60 4.04CF/60 53.2SC±/60 -36.82G±/60 +4.09CF% 38.2xGF% 39.1
Jalen Chatfield
#5 · RD
TOI 24:20xGF/60 4.54xGA/60 5.23CF/60 92.6SC±/60 -52.09G±/60 +5.79CF% 42.1xGF% 46.5
Pair 2
K'Andre Miller
#19 · LD
TOI 22:37xGF/60 1.15xGA/60 4.65CF/60 20.5SC±/60 -32.77G±/60 0.00CF% 20.8xGF% 19.8
Sean Walker
#26 · RD
TOI 17:50xGF/60 2.72xGA/60 4.39CF/60 58.2SC±/60 -24.94G±/60 0.00CF% 45.2xGF% 38.3
Pair 3
Alexander Nikishin
#21 · LD
TOI 16:30xGF/60 1.21xGA/60 4.51CF/60 37.0SC±/60 -36.99G±/60 +6.16CF% 35.3xGF% 21.2
Joel Nystrom
#64 · RD
TOI 9:40xGF/60 2.07xGA/60 3.87CF/60 84.8SC±/60 -9.43G±/60 +9.42CF% 60.0xGF% 34.9

Goalies

SlotGoalie
G1 Brandon Bussi [Status: CONFIRMED Start Score: 76]
G2 Frederik Andersen

OTT Home

Forwards

Line 1
Drake Batherson
#19 · LW
TOI 19:23xGF/60 4.56xGA/60 1.35CF/60 89.3SC±/60 +44.62G±/60 0.00CF% 72.7xGF% 77.2
Tim Stützle
#18 · C
TOI 20:58xGF/60 3.67xGA/60 1.57CF/60 69.6SC±/60 +30.93G±/60 0.00CF% 66.7xGF% 70.0
Claude Giroux
#28 · RW
TOI 17:17xGF/60 7.78xGA/60 1.83CF/60 133.0SC±/60 +76.71G±/60 +5.11CF% 74.3xGF% 81.0
Line 2
Brady Tkachuk
#7 · LW
TOI 18:58xGF/60 3.58xGA/60 2.09CF/60 74.7SC±/60 +13.57G±/60 0.00CF% 62.9xGF% 63.1
Dylan Cozens
#24 · C
TOI 19:21xGF/60 3.37xGA/60 2.17CF/60 68.9SC±/60 +13.78G±/60 -3.44CF% 58.8xGF% 60.9
Ridly Greig
#71 · RW
TOI 16:22xGF/60 3.08xGA/60 1.77CF/60 53.5SC±/60 +15.29G±/60 0.00CF% 51.9xGF% 63.6
Line 3
Michael Amadio
#22 · LW
TOI 13:35xGF/60 2.08xGA/60 2.07CF/60 53.6SC±/60 +5.95G±/60 -11.90CF% 56.3xGF% 50.1
Shane Pinto
#12 · C
TOI 16:09xGF/60 5.39xGA/60 1.20CF/60 87.8SC±/60 +41.59G±/60 -4.62CF% 79.2xGF% 81.8
Fabian Zetterlund
#20 · RW
TOI 11:29xGF/60 5.28xGA/60 4.17CF/60 93.5SC±/60 +15.59G±/60 -23.38CF% 50.0xGF% 55.9
Line 4
Stephen Halliday
#83 · LW
TOI 11:52xGF/60 2.57xGA/60 1.77CF/60 45.5SC±/60 +25.28G±/60 0.00CF% 52.9xGF% 59.2
Lars Eller
#89 · C
TOI 10:42xGF/60 1.24xGA/60 3.80CF/60 27.3SC±/60 -13.66G±/60 0.00CF% 21.1xGF% 24.6
Nick Cousins
#21 · RW
TOI 10:31xGF/60 7.19xGA/60 4.69CF/60 115.1SC±/60 +41.86G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 60.5

Defense

Pair 1
Jake Sanderson
#85 · LD
TOI 23:55xGF/60 3.59xGA/60 1.25CF/60 78.8SC±/60 +29.89G±/60 0.00CF% 69.0xGF% 74.1
Artem Zub
#2 · RD
TOI 17:17xGF/60 3.53xGA/60 0.67CF/60 61.5SC±/60 +42.30G±/60 0.00CF% 69.6xGF% 84.1
Pair 2
Thomas Chabot
#72 · LD
TOI 19:11xGF/60 3.08xGA/60 2.21CF/60 66.0SC±/60 +10.42G±/60 -6.94CF% 57.6xGF% 58.2
Jordan Spence
#10 · RD
TOI 13:42xGF/60 5.26xGA/60 2.76CF/60 87.3SC±/60 +16.36G±/60 -10.91CF% 59.3xGF% 65.6
Pair 3
Tyler Kleven
#43 · LD
TOI 20:54xGF/60 2.61xGA/60 1.88CF/60 38.3SC±/60 +17.69G±/60 0.00CF% 43.3xGF% 58.1
Nikolas Matinpalo
#33 · RD
TOI 15:26xGF/60 1.66xGA/60 2.99CF/60 35.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 33.3xGF% 35.8

Goalies

SlotGoalie
G1 James Reimer [Status: CONFIRMED]
G2 Hunter Shepard

Injuries

As of 2026-01-24 11:55PM EST

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

CAR

Player Pos # Description Status
Charles-Alexis Legault NA 62 IR IR
Pyotr Kochetkov NA 52 IR IR
Noah Philp NA 15 IR IR
Eric Robinson NA 50 OUT OUT
Shayne Gostisbehere NA 4 DTD DTD

OTT

Player Pos # Description Status
Linus Ullmark NA 35 IR IR
David Perron NA 57 OUT OUT
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