Ottawa Senators vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/08/2025

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Saturday, February 8, 2025

Venue:  Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL 

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Senators +154, Panthers -185; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Senators +155, Panthers -185; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Senators +155, Panthers -185; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Ottawa Senators:  29-22-4 (4th place, Atlantic Division)

Florida Panthers:  33-20-3 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

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Ottawa Senators:  6-4-0 last 10

Florida Panthers:  7-3-0 last 10

The Senators are entering this game with 62 points, a 29-22-4 record overall, and they are 13-15-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning in their last game, losing that one on the road 5-1. Michael Amadio scored 1 goal for them in that one. Thomas Chabot and Tim Stützle each led the team in assists with 1 while Thomas Chabot led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Anton Forsberg was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 30 shots with 26 saves and a .867 save percentage. Their offense has scored 157 goals this season averaging 2.9 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 151 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The Panthers are entering this game with 69 points, a 33-20-3 record overall, and they are 16-9-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the St Louis Blues in their last game, winning that one on the road 3-2. Matthew Tkachuk led the team in goals scored with 2 while Mackie Samoskevich scored 1 goal for them in that one. Aleksander Barkov led the team in assists with 2 while Matthew Tkachuk led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Spencer Knight was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 22 shots with 20 saves and a .909 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 187 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 164 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Panthers listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Panthers have looked really good in their games this season with their 33-20-3 record overall which leads their division in the East. They have looked good on home ice too with their 16-9-2 home record. Meanwhile, the Senators have looked good in their games this season with their 29-22-4 record overall which has them in 4th place of their division in the East. They are in the 1st Wild Card spot in the East at the moment, but they haven't been a good road team this year with their 13-15-2 road record. They have been hot lately and are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games, but they have cooled off a bit with 2 losses in a row now. Both of those losses were against the Lightning, but now they are facing the defending Stanley Cup champions who have also been hot lately. The Panthers are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games and they are coming off a win over the Blues in their last one. They just returned from a mini 2 game road trip and they have been rolling in their home games lately. The Senators have looked a lot better over the last month, but they still have inconsistencies that have caused them to move up and down the standings while the Panthers have been consistent all season as one of the best teams in the East. Now that the Senators have been cooling off in their last 2 games too, the Panthers will be able to take advantage of their road troubles this season. The best way to place a bet here is on the Panthers to win this game. 

Senators Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, February 8, 2025 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Panthers 5 Senators 3.

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Ottawa Senators: 105-114 (-15.3 units) on the moneyline in all games. 15-29 (-16.5 units) on the moneyline off a road blowout loss by 3 goals or more. 54-77 (-13.4 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 33-19 OVER when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%).

Florida Panthers: 156-110 (+3.4 units) on the moneyline in all games. 96-75 (+4.1 units) on the moneyline against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game. 149-99 (+14 units) on the moneyline against mistake free teams - opponents average 4 power plays/game or less. 34-23 OVER revenging a loss vs opponent as a road favorite.

Ottawa Senators:  S. Pinto (C) Out - Upper-body. J. Norris (C) Out - Undisclosed. N. Gregor (C) Out - Lower Body. J. Bernard-Docker (D) Out - Ankle. N. Cousins (C) Out - Knee.

Florida Panthers:  M. Samoskevich (RW) Day To Day - Upper-body.

"No. Well, the score was 5-1, but we played a pretty good game. I hate saying that when you lose 5-1, but it's a 2-1 game with 5 minutes left and we played a lot better tonight than we did the first game." - Travis Green after his team’s loss against the Lightning in their game on Thursday.

“We gave up two shots in the third period, or I think we're pretty close to it, so that's right for us. I don't think we generated a ton, but that's all right. This is kind of like an extended road trip. We played back-to-back games at home and then leave after the game to go out on this road, so it feels like a long road trip, and we found a way. Sometimes you loosen up in the third periods of those games, you're just trying to get the win, and you just trade (chances), and I didn't think we did that at all, so that's the good part.” - Paul Maurice after his team’s win against the Blues in their game on Thursday.

LW Brady Tkachuk

C Ridly Greig

RW Claude Giroux

LD Jake Sanderson

RD Artyom Zub

G Anton Forsberg

LW Carter Verhaeghe

C Aleksander Barkov

RW Sam Reinhart

LD Gustav Forsling

RD Aaron Ekblad

G Spencer Knight

Points: T. Stutzle (55)

Goals: B. Tkachuk (20)

Assists: T. Stutzle (38)

GAA: L. Ullmark (2.41)

Points: S. Reinhart (61)

Goals: S. Reinhart (31)

Assists: A. Barkov (37)

GAA: S. Knight (2.47)

Coaches:

Ottawa Senators: Travis Green (1st season)

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (3rd season)