NHL Prop Bets: Ottawa Senators vs Florida Panthers (October 21, 2026)

The Florida Panthers (5-2-2) face the Ottawa Senators (6-3-0) at Canadian Tire Centre. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Wednesday's matchup. Ottawa opened as the favorite but the odds have since shifted to become a pick'em, with both Florida and Ottawa at -110 to win. The Senators are -278 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Panthers are -278 to cover the +1.5 puck line.

• Both teams share a 3-6 Puck Line record this season.

The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -110 and UNDER at -110.

• The Panthers have a 4-5-0 O/U record this season (meaning four games have gone over the total points line and five have gone under). The Senators have a 2-7-0 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

• The Panthers are averaging 3.33 goals per game this season (T10th in the league). Comparatively, the Senators are averaging only 2.44 (T25th).
• Defensively, the Panthers are giving up 2.78 goals per game this season (11th in the league), while the Senators are giving up an average of 2.56 goals (T7th).

Shots

• Looking at creating chances to score, Florida is averaging 29.3 shots per game this season (11th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Ottawa is allowing its opposition 26.2 shots per game (12th).
• Flipping that script, the Panthers are allowing only 24.0 shots per game (4th in the NHL), while the Senators are averaging just 23.1 shots (29th).

Power Play

• Florida holds a power play percentage of 20.9%, ranking 17th in the league this season, while Ottawa sits 29th with 12.8% of its power play opportunities converted.

Penalty Kill %

• On the opposite end, the Panthers have a penalty kill rate of 80.6% (ranked 13th), compared to the Senators at 79.4% (16th).

P1 Result

Florida is +180 to win the first period, while Ottawa is +185.

• Here are their first period records in 2026/27.

	Total	Home	Road	Last 10
Florida	1-6-2	1-2-0	0-4-2	2-6-2
Ottawa	3-4-2	1-3-0	2-1-2	3-4-3

To Go To Overtime

Wednesday's matchup is +270 to go to overtime.

• The Panthers have played in 16 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Senators have appeared in 20.

To Go To a Shootout

• The Panthers have played in 7 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Senators have appeared in 6.

Last Time They Met

Ottawa recorded a 1-5 beatdown over Florida at Canadian Tire Centre when these teams last met on April 9, 2026. Fabian Zetterlund led the way to that result, scoring 2 goals. That result snapped the Panthers' three-game winning streak against the Senators.