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Florida Panthers vs Ottawa Senators

Regular season · Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · Canadian Tire Centre

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Prime · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Florida Panthers visit the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on Prime and SCRIPPS.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Panthers

First game of a road trip.

  1. 112026-10-11: no game
  2. 122026-10-12: at BUF
  3. 132026-10-13: at CBJ, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 142026-10-14: no game
  5. 152026-10-15: vs VAN
  6. 162026-10-16: no game
  7. 172026-10-17: vs SEA
  8. 182026-10-18: no game
  9. 192026-10-19: no game
  10. 202026-10-20: no game
  11. 212026-10-21: at OTT
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,345 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,345 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Senators

Back home after a game in Philadelphia.

  1. 112026-10-11: no game
  2. 122026-10-12: at NJD
  3. 132026-10-13: vs STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 142026-10-14: no game
  5. 152026-10-15: vs NYI
  6. 162026-10-16: no game
  7. 172026-10-17: at PHI
  8. 182026-10-18: no game
  9. 192026-10-19: no game
  10. 202026-10-20: no game
  11. 212026-10-21: vs FLA
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~375 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~750 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Florida PanthersPanthersTue, Oct 13 at CBJ
  1. L1Vilmanis#95Luostarinen#27Lundell#15
    9:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewEller#20Verhaeghe#23Reinhart#13
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. L3Tkachuk#19Tkachuk#8Bennett#9
    7:58 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewImama#14Lafferty#18Hathaway#21
    7:54 together at 5v5
  1. D1Ekblad#5Forsling#42
    12:58 together at 5v5
  2. D2Jones#3Mikkola#77
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulikov#7Balinskis#26
    11:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tkachuk LTkachuk LVerhaeghe CReinhart CJones D4:55
  2. 2Eller CBennett CLuostarinen CLundell CEkblad D2:58

Penalty kill

  1. 1Luostarinen CLundell CEkblad DForsling D0:57
  2. 2Eller CHathaway RJones DMikkola D0:37
Ottawa SenatorsSenatorsTue, Oct 13 vs STL
  1. L1Pinto#12Giroux#28Amadio#22
    8:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2Burakovsky#95Cozens#24Greig#71
    6:26 together at 5v5
  3. L3Foegele#37Stützle#18Batherson#19
    6:17 together at 5v5
  4. L4Zetterlund#20Cousins#21Halliday#34
    2:25 together at 5v5
  1. D1Kleven#43Yakemchuk#26
    8:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Chabot#72Spence#10
    8:53 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDonovan#56Stanley#73
    4:34 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Cozens CStützle CHalliday CBatherson RYakemchuk D3:53
  2. 2Burakovsky LZetterlund LPinto CGiroux RChabot D0:54

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pinto CGreig CChabot DKleven D0:48
  2. 2Foegele LPinto CSpence DKleven D0:31

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

FLAOTT

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

FLA 72% (7th most settled)OTT 50% (3rd most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

FLA 2:30 left (2nd earliest · 15 pulls)OTT 1:42 left (14th latest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

FLA 47.4s (10th shortest)OTT 43.2s (shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

FLA 27% (10th least often)OTT 29% (16th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series