Florida Panthers at Ottawa: my call for this NHL game
Coach Tremblay · Published Oct 21, 2026 · Updated Oct 22, 2026
Ottawa Senators to win
The read: A slight favour for Ottawa, built on home ice, with no comfortable margin
- Ottawa Senators play at home; home sides won 53% of NHL matches over the last 2 seasons.
- Ottawa Senators have the stronger results over recent seasons than Florida Panthers.
- Florida Panthers won 3 of the last 4 meetings, which keeps confidence measured.
Market median, read Oct 21, 2026, 8:50 a.m. ET. Median of UK bookmakers, not the price of any Ontario operator.
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Form & standings
- 5-2-2
- Record
- 6-3-0
- 4th / 6th
- Atlantic / East
- 3rd / 5th
- W 8-3 vs SEA
- Last game
- L 1-3 at PHI
- W3
- Streak
- L1
As of publication. W win, L regulation loss, OTL overtime or shootout loss (OT: in overtime, SO: in a shootout). The record reads wins-losses-overtime losses; the streak, W3 = three wins in a row.
Head-to-head
FLA 3 – 1 OTT- Oct 11, 2025 Panthers won 6–2
- Jan 10, 2026 Panthers won 3–2
- Mar 31, 2026 Panthers won 6–3
- Apr 9, 2026 Senators won 5–1
The market
Market median, read Oct 21, 2026, 8:50 a.m. ET. Median of UK bookmakers, not the price of any Ontario operator.
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The analysis
Puck drop is 7:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at Canadian Tire Centre. It's NHL regular season 2026-27, with the Ottawa Senators at home against the Florida Panthers.
Ottawa lost its last game in regulation, but the Senators are 6-3-0 through 9 games, including 3-1-0 on home ice. Ottawa came into this game 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 5th in the Eastern Conference, with 12 points. Florida comes in on 3 straight wins and sits at 5-2-2. Florida came into this game 4th in the Atlantic Division and 6th in the Eastern Conference, also worth 12 points. The Panthers are 3-1-2 on the road this season.
The numbers we track show 4 meetings between these two clubs in the 2025-2026 season: 1 win for the Ottawa Senators, 3 for the Florida Panthers.
The market, read Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 8:50 a.m. ET, has the Florida Panthers as favourites at 1.91 (-110), against 1.95 (-105) for the Ottawa Senators.
My read: home ice tips this one. Ottawa has the stronger results over recent seasons, and home sides have won 53% of NHL matches over the last 2 seasons. I'll take the Ottawa Senators to win. My confidence: medium. Florida is riding 3 straight wins and has taken 3 of the last 4 meetings, which keeps me honest.
After the game
WonFLA 1 – OTT 5
The pick on the Ottawa Senators at 1.95 came through. Ottawa gave up an early power play goal to the Florida Panthers, then answered with five straight goals, from the first period into the third, unanswered to the end. The final buzzer read Ottawa Senators 5, Florida Panthers 1 in regulation, with Stützle, Sanderson and Cozens named the three stars. Confidence was high on this one, and the Senators backed it up from puck drop to the final horn.
Published Oct 21, 2026 · Updated Oct 22, 2026
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