The Ottawa Senators look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Florida Panthers on Saturday. Ottawa is 4-3-0 with eight points following its 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Senators and Ottawa is tied for fourth in the Atlantic division six points behind the first-place Boston Bruins.
Brady Tkachuk is the leading goal scorer for Ottawa with five and the leader in points with 10, while Drake Batherson is the leader in assists with seven. In goal, Anton Forsberg is 3-3-0 with a goals against average of 2.82 and save percentage of .908. Ottawa scores an average of 3.86 goals per game and allows an average of 3.14 goals per game. Ottawa's power play scores 24.0% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 76.0% of the time.
The Florida Panthers look to snap a two-game losing streak when hosting the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Florida is 4-3-1 with nine points and second in the Atlantic division, five points behind the first-place Bruins. Florida was defeated by the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday for their second consecutive loss and third loss in the last four games.
Matthew Tkachuk is leading Florida in goals scored with four, in assists with six and in points with 10. In goal, Sergei Bobrovsky is 2-3-1 with a goals-against average of 3.06 and save percentage of .897. Florida scores an average of 3.00 goals per game and allows an average of 3.13 goals per game. Florida's power play scores 8.1% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 75.8% of the time.
Recent Betting Trends
- Ottawa is 11-5 in its last 16 versus an opponent from the Eastern Conference
- The UNDER has cashed in 3 of the Senators last 4
- Florida is 50-14 in its last 64 at home
- The UNDER has cashed in 8 of the Panthers last 12
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Under 6.5