Ottawa Senators vs Florida Panthers Prediction 10/11/2025 Today’s NHL Picks
Chris Ruffolo
Oct 7, 2025; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe (23) moves the puck against the Chicago Blackhawks during the first period at Amerant Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
MATCHUP
Ottawa Senators
Florida Panthers
Team Records
1-1-0
3-0-0
Where
Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL
When
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time
07:00 PM EDT
TV
ESPN+
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 an Ottawa Senators vs. Florida Panthers prediction.
Ottawa Senators Recap
The Ottawa Senators come into this game looking to build on their 5-4 win to start the year against the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 1-0 record. After this game, Ottawa will head home for a game against the Nashville Predators.
Senators Looking To Replicate Opening Game For Sunshine State Sweep
Tampa Bay opened the scoring with a goal 5:35 into the game before doubling the lead just 1:25 later. Dylan Cozens got Ottawa on the board on the power play, before Tampa responded with a PP marker of their own with just over five minutes to go in the first. Artem Zub would pull a goal back for Ottawa 42 seconds into the middle period before Shane Pinto would tie the game at three with just under five minutes to go. The 3-3 tie would hold for much of the third before Pinto would net his second of the game with 1:47 to go, giving Ottawa a 4-3 lead and Claude Giroux would make it 5-3 with an empty-netter just under a minute later. That proved to be big as Tampa pulled a goal back with 14 seconds to go, but it was too little too late as Ottawa held on for the win. Linus Ullmark got the win after stopping 21 of 25 shots faced in the winning effort to improve to 1-0 this season.
Florida Panthers Recap
The Florida Panthers come into this game looking to add on to their 2-1 win over Philadelphia last time out to sit at 2-0 this season. After this game, Florida will head on the road for a rematch against the Flyers.
Panthers Looking To Remain Unbeaten
A.J. Greer, Evan Rodrigues and Mackie Samoskevich each have 2 points with Rodriguez and Samoskevich each logging a pair of assists while Greer has a goal and an assist. Greer has also added a goal and an assist while Anton Lundell, Jesper Boqvist, Brad Marchand and Carter Verhaeghe each have a goal this season. Gustav Forsling, Jonah Gadjovich, Luke Kunin and Jeff Petry each have an assist as well this season. Sergei Bobrovsky has started the year 2-0 with a 1.50 GAA and a .923 save percentage so far this season.
Ottawa Senators @ Florida Panthers Betting Trends: October 11, 2025
Why the Florida Panthers will win
The Panthers have won each of their last six home games against the Senators.
The Senators have lost each of their last six road games following a road win.
The home team has covered the puck line in each of the last four games between the Senators and Panthers.
The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games following a road win.
The Panthers have won the second period in each of their last 10 games against the Senators following a win.
Why the Ottawa Senators will win
The underdogs have won four of the Senators’ last five games.
The road team has covered the puck line in each of the Senators’ last six games.
The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games following a home win.
The Senators have won the second period in each of their last six games as road underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents when tied after the first period.
Total Goals Facts
Eleven of the Panthers’ last 13 home night games following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Five of the Senators’ last six games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Four of the last five games between teams from the same division have gone OVER the total goals line.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in eight of the Panthers’ last nine games.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in six of the Senators’ last seven road games against Atlantic Division opponents.
Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts
Anton Lundell has scored a goal in each of the Panthers’ last three home games against the Senators.
Matthew Tkachuk has recorded at least one assist in each of his last eight Saturday night appearances against Atlantic Division opponents.
Matthew Tkachuk has recorded at least one point in each of his last nine Saturday night appearances against Atlantic Division opponents.
Jesper Boqvist ranks T2nd in the league for Game Winning Goals (1) this season.
Ottawa Senators Player Prop Facts
Tim Stutzle has recorded at least one assist in 10 of the Senators’ last 11 games as road underdogs.
Brady Tkachuk has recorded at least one point in each of the Senators’ last six games.
Shane Pinto ranks T1st in the league for multi-goal game (1) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
The Florida Panthers rank T1st in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (100.00%).
The Florida Panthers rank T5th in the league for goals against per game this season (1.50).
The Ottawa Senators rank 32nd in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (33.33%).
The Ottawa Senators rank T2nd in the league for goals per game this season (5.00).
Ottawa Senators vs. Florida Panthers Prediction
I’m on the Panthers here. The Panthers for me are still a team I expect to start slow out of the gate, and we’ve seen that in a pair of one-goal wins over the Blackhawks and Flyers. That being said, wins are wins and I think the Panthers get another one here against a Senators team that’s had no luck in Florida the last few years. Give me the Panthers at home in this one.
