Ottawa Senators vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 2/8/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Florida Panthers

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: WSFL-TV

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+126) Panthers (-152)

The Ottawa Senators (29-21-4) are en route to Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Florida Panthers (32-20-3). The moneyline on this game has Ottawa at +126 while Florida is coming in at -152. The betting total is set at 6.

The Ottawa Senators had a rough game after their 4-3 loss against the Lightning in their last outing. Ottawa compiled 8 minutes in the box in this game. Moreover, they had 2 power play tries and netted 1 goal. The Senators had a middle of the road showing in this defeat. In the matchup, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 28 shots they looked to score on.

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In the matter of their scoring, the Ottawa Senators have racked up 155 goals (18th in the National Hockey League) this season and have allowed 145. For the current season, they have recorded 62 points and their points % is .574. Ottawa has 178 power play opportunities and they have notched 42 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 23.60%. When at even strength, the Senators have conceded 111 goals while getting 113 on the offensive side of the ice. Ottawa has taken 1,610 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.6%. The Senators so far have had 1,487 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .902. Ottawa Senators opponents have recorded 157 power play tries (11th in the NHL) and have scored 34 goals in those attempts.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Linus Ullmark. Ullmark has participated in 271 contests during his pro hockey career. He has earned an overall record of 150-81-25 and he was named the starter in 261 games. The opposition has notched 652 goals versus Ullmark in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.73. Ullmark has seen 7,970 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 7,318 saves. His save percentage is at .918 for his 14,344 minutes played. During his career on the ice, Ullmark has 167 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .640.

Their last time out, Florida went up against the Capitals in an outing where the Panthers ended up losing by a score of 6-3. The Panthers recorded 3 goals of the 33 shots on goal they tried. They had 1 chance on the power play in this matchup but didn't score a goal.

So far this year, the Florida Panthers have earned a total of 180 goals, 67 points, as well as a points percentage of .609. They have allowed 162 goals to be scored by way of 129 goals at even strength and 33 goals while they were shorthanded. The Panthers are sitting with 141 goals at even strength and 39 goals (6th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 162 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 24.07%. Florida has taken 1,737 shots (2nd in the NHL) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.36%, while allowing their opponents 1,504 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 79.88% on the other teams 164 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.2%.

Across the rink you will find Sergei Bobrovsky in goal. Teams are averaging 2.72 goals per contest and he has allowed 1,834 goals in total. Bobrovsky's quality start percentage sits at 57.9% and he has made 417 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has made the start in 720 games and has played for a total of 40,414 minutes. Bobrovsky holds a career record of 418-236-57 and has participated in 736 games. He has a tally of 19,552 stops out of the 21,386 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .914.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida (-152)

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