The Ottawa Senators and the Florida Panthers meet Saturday in NHL action from the Amerant Bank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Panthers vs Senators Prediction.
Ottawa Senators Recap
The Ottawa Senators come into this game looking to bounce back from a 5-1 loss at the hands of Tampa Bay last time out to fall to 29-22-4 on the year. After this game, Ottawa will have their two-week layoff with the Four Nations Cup break.
Senators Lose Back-To-Back Games
Tim Stutzle leads the Senators with 48 points including 16 goals and 32 assists while Brady Tkachuk has 39 points with a team-high 19 goals and 20 assists. Drake Batherson has 40 points with 14 goals and 26 assists, Claude Giroux has 10 goals and 23 assists while Josh Norris has 27 points with 17 goals and 10 assists. Adam Gaudette also has 20 points with 15 goals this season. Linus Ullmark is 12-7-2 with a 2.38 GAA and a .915 save percentage in goal for Ottawa so far this year while Mads Sogaard is 1-1 with a 5.24 GAA and a .800 save percentage and Anton Forsberg is 6-9-1 with a 2.81 GAA and an .894 save percentage as well this season. Leevi Merilainen has also gone 7-3-1 with a 2.19 GAA and a .921 save percentage this season.
Why the Ottawa Senators will win
- The Panthers have lost each of their last four games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Senators have won seven of their last nine games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in 10 of their last 11 games as home favorites following a road win.
- The Senators have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
Florida Panthers Recap
The Florida Panthers come into this game looking to build on their 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues last time out to sit at 33-20-3 on the year. After this game, Florida will have their two week layoff as well for the Four Nations Cup.
Panthers Win 4 Of Last 5
Sam Reinhart has a team-high 60 points including 31 goals and 29 assists while Sam Bennett has 33 points with 17 goals and 16 assists and Anton Lundell has 35 points of his own with 12 goals and 23 assists. Aleksander Barkov also has 48 points with 35 assists of his own while Carter Verhaeghe has 42 points with 15 goals and 27 assists and Matthew Tkachuk has 51 points with 19 goals and 32 assists. Sergei Bobrovsky is 22-12-2 with a 2.71 GAA and a .901 save percentage while Spencer Knight is 10-8-1 with a 2.49 GAA and a .906 save percentage in goal for Florida this season.
Why the Florida Panthers will win
- The home team has won eight of the Senators’ last nine games.
- The Senators have lost each of their last five games at Amerant Bank Arena.
- The home team has covered the puck line in each of the Panthers’ last six games.
- The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games at Amerant Bank Arena.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Senators’ last five games has gone OVER the total goals line.
- Six of the Panthers’ last seven night games at Amerant Bank Arena following a road win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the last three games between two teams from the Atlantic Division has gone OVER the total goals line.
Panthers vs Senators Prediction
I’m on the Panthers here. I just think the Panthers are the better team in better form going into the break and it feels like the break is coming at just the right time for the Ottawa Senators, who have been struggling so far on this Florida road trip. The Panthers have also had the upper hand on the Senators in recent meetings over the last couple of seasons, and I look for the Senators to struggle once again in this game. Give me Florida at home in this one.