A pair of clubs that both took the ice last night, the Ottawa Senators and the Florida Panthers collide at the BB&T Center. Fox SportsNet Florida will showcase this Atlantic Division matchup, and the action gets underway at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 11.
Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers Odds
Ottawa is 7-10 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.4 units for moneyline bettors this year. 12 of its outings have gone over the total, while two have gone under and just two have pushed. The Sens are 2-5 SU on the road in 2018-19.
Ottawa has converted on 27.8 percent of its power play chances this season, a mark that places them in the top-5 among NHL teams. Its penalty kill is ranked 32nd overall, and the team’s successfully killed off only 67.3 percent of all penalties.
For the team as a whole, Ottawa has been sent to the penalty box 3.9 times per game during the 2018-19 season, and 3.0 per game over its past five outings. The team’s been forced to stave off opponent power plays just 6.6 minutes per game over their last five outings.
With a .905 save percentage and 32.7 saves per game, Craig Anderson (7-9-3) has been the top option in goal for Ottawa this season. Anderson played last night, however, so head coach Guy Boucher might decide to rest him and go with Mike McKenna instead (1-1 record, .838 save percentage, 7.11 goals against average).
Thomas Chabot and Mark Stone will both be relied on to facilitate things for the visiting Senators. Chabot has 22 points via five goals and 17 assists, and has recorded multiple points six times. Stone has seven goals and 13 assists to his nameand has logged at least one point in 11 games.
On the other side of the ice, Florida is 5-8 straight up (SU) and has lost 6.5 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Six of its contests have gone under the total, while five have gone over and just one has pushed. The team is 2-4 SU at home thus far.
Florida has converted on 20.3 percent of its power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 28th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 73.3 percent of all opponent power plays.
The Panthers have been penalized 4.5 times per game this season. Last year, that number was at 4.1, the sixth-worst mark in the NHL. After serving an average of 11.0 penalty minutes per game a season ago the team’s had to kill penalties for 10.8 minutes per outing this year.
James Reimer has stopped 20.3 shots per game as the primary choice in goal for Florida. Reimer has two wins, six losses, and one overtime loss and has recorded a fairly-weak .885 save percentage and 3.36 goals against average this year.
Evgenii Dadonov (seven goals, eight assists) will pace the offensive attack for Florida.
Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Panthers, O/U – Over
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Betting Trends
The total has gone under in four of Florida’s last five games.
Ottawa has managed 27.0 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Florida is averaging 33.0 shots per game over its last five home outings.
The Panthers are 0-2 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Senators are 2-3 SU in games where they spend more time in the box than their opponent.
After going 3-3 in games decided by a shootout last year, Florida is off to a 1-2 start in shootouts this season. Ottawa went 2-7 in shootouts last year and has yet to participate in one this time around.
Ottawa is ranked 20th in the NHL this season with 6.8 takeaways per game. That figure has trended down lately, however, as it has forced 6.3 takeaways over its last 10 games and 6.2 takeaways over its last five.
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