Thursday’s NHL schedule features a matchup between the Florida Panthers (1-0) and the Ottawa Senators (0-0-0) at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. The Panthers are -135 on the moneyline to win on the road against the Senators (+114) in the game, which starts at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Panthers vs. Senators Betting Lines

• Favorite: Panthers (-135)
• Underdog: Senators (+114)
• Over/under: 6.5

Panthers vs. Senators Quick Facts

• In 38 games last season, Florida and its opponent combined for more than 6.5 goals.
• Ottawa played 44 games last season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.
• The two teams combined to score 6.3 goals per game, 0.2 fewer than this one’s total.
• Opponents of these teams combined to scored 5.8 goals per game, 0.7 fewer than this one’s over/under.
• The Senators were 20th in the league in goals scored, compared to the 11th-ranked Panthers.
• The Senators were 26th in the league in goals conceded, and the Panthers were first.

Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Panthers Season Stat Insights

• The Panthers’ 265 goals scored last season (3.2 per game) ranked 11th in the league.
• Defensively, Florida was the stingiest unit in league action, conceding 198 total goals (just 2.4 per game).
• Their goal differential (+67) paced the league.
• The 63 power-play goals Florida recorded last season (sixth-most in the NHL) came via 268 chances.
• The Panthers had the league’s eighth-best power-play conversion rate (23.51%).
• Florida scored eight shorthanded goals last season.
• The Panthers’ 82.47% penalty-kill success rate was sixth-best in the league.
• The Panthers won 51.3% of their faceoffs to rank 11th in the NHL.
• Florida scored on 9.6% of its shots (23rd in league).
• The Panthers did not shut out an opponent last season. They averaged 28.6 hits and 12.7 blocked shots per game.

Panthers Moneyline

• The Panthers won 69.8% of their games last season when they were a moneyline favorite (60-26).
• In games when it was a moneyline favorite at -135 or shorter, Florida went 44-22.
• The Panthers have a 57.4% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Panthers Leaders

• A leading offensive player last season for Florida, Sam Reinhart scored 94 points in 82 games (57 goals and 37 assists).
• Matthew Tkachuk contributed with 88 points (26 goals, 62 assists).
• Aleksander Barkov Jr. scored 23 goals and added 57 assists in 73 games for Florida.
• Sergei Bobrovsky had a record of 36-17-4. He conceded 135 goals (2.4 goals against average) and recorded 1449 saves with a .915 save percentage (11th in the league).

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Senators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Senators Season Stats Insights

• With 250 goals (3.0 per game) last season, the Senators had the NHL’s 20th-ranked offense.
• Ottawa allowed 3.4 goals per game (281 in total), 26th in the NHL.
• Their -31 goal differential was 26th in the league.
• Ottawa had 51 power-play goals (17th in NHL) on 283 chances.
• The Senators scored on 18.02% of their power plays, No. 24 in the NHL.
• Ottawa had seven shorthanded goals (12th in NHL).
• The 75.1% penalty-kill percentage of the Senators was 29th in the NHL.
• The Senators were 13th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (51%).
• Ottawa’s 9.6% shooting percentage was 23rd in the league.
• The Senators did not shut out their opponents once. They averaged 24.4 hits and 16.5 blocked shots per game.

Senators Moneyline Insights

• Last season the Senators won 21 of the 51 games, or 41.2%, in which they were an underdog.
• Ottawa had a record of 16-19, a 45.7% win rate, when set as an underdog by +114 or more last season.
• Oddsmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Senators have a 46.7% chance to win.

Senators Leaders

• Brady Tkachuk scored 37 goals (0.5 per game) and put up 37 assists (0.5 per game) last season, fueling the Ottawa offense with 74 total points (0.9 per game). He took 4.4 shots per game, shooting 10.4%.
• Tim Stutzle posted 70 total points (0.9 per game) last campaign. He had 18 goals and 52 assists.
• Drake Batherson had 66 points, including 28 goals and 38 assists.
• Linus Ullmark had a 22-10-7 record last season, with a .915 save percentage (11th in the league). He gave up 103 goals (2.6 goals against average).