Ottawa Senators vs Florida Panthers result: 5-1 as Ottawa Senators were tipped
Prediction correct. Final score: Ottawa Senators 5-1 Florida Panthers. We tipped Ottawa Senators at 51.9% before kick-off, so the prediction was correct.
Pre-match preview (as published)
NHL sees Ottawa Senators face Florida Panthers at Canadian Tire Centre. The model makes Ottawa Senators the favourite, assigning a slight 51.9% probability of victory. For reference, the full split is Ottawa Senators 51.9%, draw 0%, Florida Panthers 48.1%.
Form guides this call: Ottawa Senators are winning at a 67% clip against Florida Panthers's 71%, before home advantage is applied. The projected line is Ottawa Senators 2.7 – 3.3 Florida Panthers, based on each team's scoring and concession averages this season blended with prior form.
Verdict: Ottawa Senators to come out on top is the model's recommended pick at 51.9% confidence. As always, these are statistical estimates, not certainties.
Team news
- Panthers' Cooper Black, all 6-9 of him, becomes NHL's tallest goalie — The 6-9 Cooper Black is listed 2 inches taller than the goalies who previously held the mark -- Ben Bishop, Ivan Fedotov, Mads Sogaard and Mikko Koskinen. (ESPN, 2026-10-23)
- How Brady Tkachuk (and the Senators) prepared for his Ottawa return — After a summer blockbuster, the former Senators captain will be playing his first game against his old team (and its vocal fans). (ESPN, 2026-10-22)
- NHL Tonight: Previews, stats and betting intel for Thursday's dozen games — Get your multi-view ready, hockey fans, it's another busy night! (ESPN, 2026-10-22)
- Brady Tkachuk embraces boos, scores in acrimonious return to Ottawa — Brady Tkachuk embraced the overwhelming antagonism he faced in his first game back in Ottawa as fans welcomed back the former captain with constant boos. (ESPN, 2026-10-22)
- Brady Tkachuk returns to Ottawa for first time since trade — Brady Tkachuk is playing in Ottawa for the first time asking for and getting a trade from the Senators. (ESPN, 2026-10-21)
- Panthers' Brady Tkachuk to donate Senators jerseys thrown in protest — Brady Tkachuk, who was traded from Ottawa to Florida in June, says he'll donate any Senators jerseys thrown in protest of his return to the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa. (ESPN, 2026-10-21)