Florida Panthers (36-30-7) vs. Ottawa Senators (35-33-5)
March 27, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Ottawa Senators +115 / Florida Panthers -135; Over/Under: +7
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The Florida Panthers and the Ottawa Senators meet in NHL action from the Canadian Tire Centre on Monday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Florida is listed as a -135 road favorite while Ottawa is a +115 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 7 goals.
Injuries
For Florida, Sam Bennett is questionable for this game with an undisclosed injury while Ottawa has Jakob Chychrun listed as out until early April. Ridly Graig and Parker Kelly are bot out for the season and Mathieu Joseph is out indefinitely. Cam Talbot is also out until early April with a lower body injury.
Matchup History
Florida’s 5-3 win over Ottawa back on October 29th, 2022, made it four straight wins for the Panthers in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Florida is 39-12 in their last 51 games against a team with a losing record and 9-3 in their last 12 division games while the over is 3-0-1 in their last 4 games overall. Ottawa is 14-5 in their last 19 games against a team with a losing record and 5-2 in their last 7 home games while the over is 10-1 in their last 11 home games.
Pick
I’m going to side with the over here. This to me just feels like a matchup between a pair of teams with overworked goaltenders and goaltenders that have been prone to giving up their fair share of goals as of late. This to me just feels like a 5-4 kind of game, so give me the over.
