Senators vs. Panthers betting preview

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The Ottawa Senators (41-27-10) are heavily favored at home (-395 moneyline odds to win) against the Florida Panthers (37-37-4, +310 moneyline odds). Thursday’s contest starts at 7 p.m. ET from Canadian Tire Centre on ESPN+.

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Senators to win vs Panthers -395

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Senators vs. Panthers Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Senators (-395)
  • Underdog: Panthers (+310)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Senators vs. Panthers Quick Facts

  • Ottawa and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 39 of 78 games this season.
  • Florida has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 40 of 77 games this season.
  • These two clubs combine to average 6.3 goals per game, 0.2 less than the total set for this match.
  • These two clubs concede 6.4 goals per game combined, 0.1 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Senators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Senators Season Stat Insights

  • The Senators’ 261 goals this season make them the eighth-best scoring team in the league.
  • Ottawa is ranked 17th in league play in goals against this season, having allowed 239 (3.1 per game).
  • The team’s goal differential is 10th-best in the league at +22.
  • The 58 power-play goals Ottawa has scored this season have come on 249 chances, fourth-best in the NHL.
  • The Senators have the NHL’s 10th-best power-play conversion rate at 23.29%.
  • Ottawa’s seven shorthanded goals this season rank ninth in the NHL.
  • The Senators rank 29th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 75%.
  • The Senators’ players win 54.4% of their faceoffs to rank third in the NHL.
  • Ottawa connects on 11.6% of its shots, ranking 10th in the league.
  • The Senators average 24.1 hits and 13.6 blocked shots per game.

Senators Moneyline

  • Through 56 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Ottawa has won 32 times.
  • The Senators have not played a game with their moneyline odds shorter than -395 this season.
  • There is a 79.8% chance that Ottawa wins this game, per the moneyline.

Senators Leaders

  • Tim Stutzle: 34 goals and 47 assists
  • Drake Batherson: 31 goals and 36 assists
  • Dylan Cozens: 28 goals and 28 assists
  • Linus Ullmark: 26-12-8 record, .887 save percentage, 130 goals allowed

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Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Panthers Season Stats Insights

  • The Panthers’ 228 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 21st in the NHL.
  • Florida has allowed 264 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 28th.
  • They have a -36 goal differential, which ranks 28th in the league.
  • Florida has recorded 51 power-play goals this season, which ranks 13th in the NHL (on 262 chances).
  • The Panthers have a 19.47% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 20 percentage.
  • Florida has recorded seven shorthanded goals.
  • The Panthers’ 10th-best penalty kill rate is 81.13%.
  • The Panthers win 47.1% of their faceoffs. That’s the 29th-ranked figure in the NHL.
  • The 10.4% shooting percentage Florida has amassed ranks 24th in the league.
  • The Panthers have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Panthers Moneyline Insights

  • This season the Panthers have 17 wins in the 29 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Florida has not played with moneyline odds of +310 or longer once this season.
  • The win probability for the Panthers, implied from the moneyline, is 24.4%.

Panthers Leaders

  • Sam Reinhart: 29 goals and 32 assists
  • Sam Bennett: 26 goals and 32 assists
  • Carter Verhaeghe: 25 goals and 30 assists
  • Sergei Bobrovsky: 27-22-1 record, .877 save percentage, 150 goals allowed
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