Ottawa Senators vs Florida Panthers Preview
Betting on today’s Panthers and Senators game? Catch the action at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON, as the Senators hosts this showdown at 7:00 ET on ESPN+.
The Panthers are the -1.5 goal favorites in this Atlantic division matchup against the Senators. The over/under for the game is set at 6.5 goals. Check out BetCoco for Ottawa Senators – Florida Panthers odds
Ottawa Senators vs Florida Panthers Head-to-Head and Key Stats
In the last three games between Ottawa and Florida, the Panthers have dominated the series, going 3-0. This includes a convincing margin of victory of 4 goals per contest. Across the last three head-to-head matchups, Florida is averaging 5 goals compared to Ottawa at 1.
- Across the Panthers last three road games, the team averaged 3 goals per game while allowing 4. Their record vs the puck line in these contests was 1-2, while going 1-2 straight-up.
- Across their last five home contests, Ottawa has been good against the puck line posting a mark of 3-2. Their overall mark in these games was 3-2, while averaging 2 goals per game.
- Going back to their previous ten games as the underdog, Ottawa has an puck line mark of 8-2 while going 6-4 straight up.
- As the betting favorite, the Panthers have an puck line mark of just 0-3 in their last three games. Florida posted a straight up mark of 1-2 in these matchups.
Ottawa Senators vs Florida Panthers Prediction
Florida comes into this game with a record of 47-24-5 and has 99 points, putting them in 4th place in the Eastern Conference. In their last ten games, the Panthers have gone just 2-8 and have lost two straight games as the favorite.
On the road this season, Florida has gone 25-11-3 and has lost two straight games away from home. Against teams in the Eastern Conference, the Panthers have gone 28-16 on the year and are 41-19-2 when favored.
Offensively, the Panthers come into the game at 3.2 goals per contest placing 12th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are in 1st position in the league. This season, the Panthers are 33-19 when getting more shots on goal than their opponents. And in games with fewer shots on goal, they have a 10-4 record.
Heading into this matchup vs. Ottawa, goalie Sergei Bobrovsky has started 54 games in this season. His current record is 33-17, and his save percentage stands at 0.946%.
At home this season, Ottawa has gone 20-16-2 and has won two straight games. In the Eastern Conference, they are in 14th place and 7th in the Atlantic Division. Overall, the Senators have a record of 33-37-4.
Over their last ten games, Ottawa has gone 6-4 and has won four of their last five games. As the underdog this season, they have a record of 17-21-4.
On the offensive side, the Senators are scoring an 3.2 goals per game this season, ranking 15th in the NHL. When it came to shots on target per game, they are 10th in the league. In terms of power play goals, the Senators offense is 18th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they are 18th in the NHL.
Heading into this matchup vs. Florida, goalie Joonas Korpisalo has started 44 games in this season. His current record is 19-22, and his save percentage stands at 0.902%.
In spite of being 1.5 goal underdogs, we anticipate the Senators winning this one 4-3.
Ottawa Senators vs Florida Panthers Betting Tips
- We like the Senators on the moneyline (+127)
- The Senators are also our pick on the spread at +1.5
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Ottawa Senators Injury Report
- Thomas Chabot – Lower Body – Questionable
- Rourke Chartier – Upper Body – Out
- Zack MacEwen – Lower Body – Out
- Matthew Highmore – Upper Body – Out
- Josh Norris – Upper Body – Out
- Angus Crookshank – Lower Body – Questionable
Florida Panthers Injury Report
- Aaron Ekblad – Undisclosed – Questionable
- Carter Verhaeghe – Undisclosed – Out
- Matthew Tkachuk – Illness – Questionable
