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Ottawa Senators vs Florida Panthers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Panthers · WED · OCT 21 · 6:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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WED · OCT 21 · 6:30 PM CT
Canadian Tire Centre
SCRIPPS
Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
VS
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
Upcoming
WED · OCT 21 · 6:30 PM CT
SCRIPPS
Ottawa Senators
Home · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Aleksander Barkov has solved Linus Ullmark before, 9 goals on 55 shots.
Canadian Tire Centre
Florida Panthers
Away · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
Senators
GOALIES
Panthers
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Likely · 594-jacob-markstrom
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
Senators
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Panthers
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
PanthersProjected lines
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
Senators
INJURY REPORT
Panthers
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
PanthersInjury report
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game. The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Aleksander Barkov has solved Linus Ullmark before, 9 goals on 55 shots.

The problem is Carter Verhaeghe, who has 6 points in his last 4 against the Senators. A milestone is in reach for Drake Batherson: 2 more goals for 300 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Aleksander Barkov has 9 goals on Linus Ullmark (55 shots).
(Florida)
9 goals on Linus Ullmark
Matchup
Sam Reinhart has 6 goals on Linus Ullmark (36 shots).
(Florida)
6 goals on Linus Ullmark
Player
Carter Verhaeghe has 6 points in his last 4 games against Ottawa. See the games →
(Florida)
6 pts, last 4 vs OTT
Player
Seth Jones has 5 points in his last 4 games against Ottawa. See the games →
(Florida)
5 pts, last 4 vs OTT
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals
Milestone
Tim Stützle is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals