The Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators meet Thursday in NHL action at the Canadian Tire Centre. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Panthers vs Senators prediction.
Florida Panthers Betting Preview
The Florida Panthers recently beat the Red Wings while losing to the Maple Leafs and Canadiens. The Florida Panthers are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 24.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Sam Reinhart leads Florida with 52 goals, Matthew Tkachuk has 57 assists and Aleksander Barkov has 181 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 2.51 goals per game and are killing 82.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has allowed 130 goals on 1,471 shots faced, while Anthony Stolarz has given up 49 goals on 633 shots.
Ottawa Senators Betting Preview
The Ottawa Senators recently lost to the Wild while beating the Blackhawks and Jets. The Ottawa Senators are averaging 3.18 goals per game and are scoring on 18 percent of their power play opportunities. Brady Tkachuk leads Ottawa with 33 goals, Tim Stutzle has 52 assists and Jakob Chychrun has 191 shots on goal. Defensively, the Ottawa Senators are allowing 3.46 goals per game and are killing 74.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Anton Forsberg has allowed 76 goals on 681 shots faced, and Joonas Korpisalo has given up 151 goals on 1,377 shots.
Ottawa Senators Team Facts
- The Senators have won each of their last five games as home underdogs following a road loss.
- The Senators have covered the puck line in each of their last six games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Senators’ last eight games as underdogs.
- The favorites have won the first period in five of the last six games between the Panthers and Senators.
Florida Panthers Team Facts
- The Panthers have lost four of their last five games as favorites.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven night games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Panthers have lost the second period in each of their last four night games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Panthers’ last 11 games against Atlantic Division opponents.
Panthers vs Senators prediction
The Panthers have been in a funk these last couple of weeks, and it’s enough to give the Senators a look as underdogs. However, the Senators have nothing to play for at this stage, and they’ve had issues stringing together wins all season. The Panthers have won 8 of the last 10 games against the Senators and have outscored them 15-4 in the last 3 games. The Panthers need a win to stop the bleeding, especially with them still in the thick of an Atlantic title. The price is more than reasonable given the gap between both teams. Give me the Panthers.