Florida Panthers vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 4/5/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-160) Senators (+132)

The Ottawa Senators (39-29-6) host the Florida Panthers (44-27-4) at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Florida at -160 while Ottawa is sitting at +132. The over/under comes in at 6.5.

The Florida Panthers will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 loss against the Maple Leafs in their previous outing. The Panthers didn't have a great showing offensively in the defeat. For the outing, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 31 shots they attempted. Moreover, they had 2 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal. Florida garnered 2 penalty mins in this matchup.

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Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the Florida Panthers have notched 232 goals (12th in hockey) for the season and have given up 204. For the season, they have scored 92 points and their points % is .613. Florida comes into tonight with 223 power play chances and they have tallied 54 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 24.22%. While at even strength, the Panthers have allowed 162 goals while having 178 of their own. Florida has tried 2,360 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.8%. The Panthers thus far have had 1,975 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .897. Florida Panthers opponents have amassed 220 power play opportunities (9th in the league) and have racked up 42 goals in those chances.

The man in net for this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. Over the course of his time in hockey, Bobrovsky has earned 425 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .579. His save percentage is at .914 during his 40,448 mins in the crease. Bobrovsky has seen 21,707 shots against him and has recorded 19,848 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 1,859 goals against Bobrovsky in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.76. He has an overall mark of 427-241-57 and was named the starter in 734 games. Bobrovsky has played in 750 games during his professional hockey career.

In their last game, Ottawa played the Sabres in a game where the Senators ended up taking the loss by a final score of 5-2. They had 4 chances on the power play in this outing but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Senators scored 2 goals out of the 35 shots on goal they pursued.

Ottawa has attempted 2,169 shots (7th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.77%, while allowing their opponents 2,108 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 77.25% on their oppositions 211 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 89.9%. They have earned 236 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 23.31%. The Senators have earned 157 goals at even strength and 55 goals (4th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 212 goals to be scored by of a combination of 164 goals at even strength and 48 goals while they were shorthanded. On the year, the Ottawa Senators have notched a total of 212 goals, 84 points, in addition to a points percentage of .568.

Across the ice you are going to see Linus Ullmark in net. Teams are averaging 2.93 goals per game and he has given up 702 goals altogether. Ullmark's quality start percentage comes out to 63.5% and he has made 176 quality starts in his professional career. He has made the start in 277 games and has been on the ice for 14,381 mins. Ullmark holds a lifetime record of 159-87-26 and has been in net for 287 games. He has a tally of 7,742 stops out of 8,444 shots tried, giving him a percentage of .917.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Florida (-160)

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