Senators vs. Panthers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 21

The Florida Panthers got a hat trick from Carter Verhaeghe last time out, and now will visit the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The Panthers are slight underdogs, at -108, and the Senators are -112.

Ottawa fell 3-1 on the road its last time out on Oct. 17 against the Philadelphia Flyers. Claude Giroux (one assist) and Tim Stutzle (one assist) were among the three Senators skaters who collected one point each.

In its last game on Oct. 17, Florida secured a 8-3 home victory against the Seattle Kraken. The Panthers got three points apiece out of three skaters in that outing, including Verhaeghe (three goals) and Sam Bennett (three goals).

Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will emerge with the victory in Wednesday's hockey action.

Senators vs. Panthers Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Senators 4 - Panthers 3
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Senators vs. Panthers Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Senators-Panthers game.

• Favorite: Senators (-112)
• Underdog: Panthers (-108)

Senators Betting Insights

• The Senators have won 80.0% of their games when favored on the moneyline this season (4-1).
• Ottawa is 4-1 (winning 80.0% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -112 or shorter.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Senators have an implied probability of 52.8% to win.
• In two games this season, Ottawa and its opponent have combined for more than 5.5 goals.

Panthers Betting Insights

• The Panthers have been made an underdog three times this season, and won twice.
• Florida is 2-1 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -108 or more on the moneyline.
• The Panthers have a 51.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Florida's games this season have had over 5.5 goals four of nine times.

Senators Key Stats

• Ottawa's 22 total goals (2.4 per game) rank 25th in the league.
• The Senators have allowed 23 total goals (2.6 per game), ranking fifth in league action for the fewest goals against.
• Its -1 goal differential ranks 18th in the league.
• The five power-play goals the Senators have recorded this season rank 20th in the NHL (on 39 power-play chances).
• Ottawa's 12.82% power-play conversion rate ranks 29th in the league.
• The one shorthanded goal the Senators have scored this season rank ninth among NHL teams.
• Ottawa has the league's 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.41%).
• Ottawa wins 51.4% of its faceoffs (13th in NHL).
• The Senators have a 10.6% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 21st in the league.

Panthers Key Stats

• Florida has 30 goals this season (3.3 per game), 14th in the league.
• The Panthers give up 2.8 goals per game (25 in total), the eighth-fewest in the NHL.
• it has the 12th-ranked goal differential in the league at +5.
• The Panthers have nine power-play goals (fifth-most in NHL) on 43 chances.
• Florida scores on 20.93% of its power plays, No. 17 in the NHL.
• The 80.56% penalty-kill percentage of Florida is 13th in the league.
• Florida wins 46.2% of faceoffs, 27th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 11.4% shooting percentage of the Panthers is 17th in the league.