Thu, Mar 18, 7:00 p.m. ET · All games
FLA at OTT
Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators. Preview from the model, the licensed feeds and last season's measures. Nothing here is a betting recommendation.
- Model now
- Expected score
- Market
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- Venue
- Canadian Tire Centre
Pre-game price · not yet frozen
What the model says now
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average. This estimate moves until the ledger freezes it before puck drop.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
Schedule spot
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
1 night off · third game in four nights · game 3 of a road trip
1 night off · fourth in six
Starters · depth chart 2026-10-12
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Jacob Markstrom
Linus Ullmark
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-10-12
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
Florida Panthers
L1 Carter Verhaeghe (above the league middle) · Sam Bennett (above the league middle) · Matthew Tkachuk (below the league middle)
L2 Brady Tkachuk (bottom tenth of the league) · Lars Eller (below the league middle) · Sam Reinhart (below the league middle)
L3 Eetu Luostarinen (below the league middle) · Anton Lundell (above the league middle) · Sandis Vilmanis
D1 Gustav Forsling (below the league middle) · Aaron Ekblad (below the league middle)
D2 Niko Mikkola (below the league middle) · Seth Jones (above the league middle)
PP1 Brady Tkachuk (bottom tenth of the league) · Sam Bennett (above the league middle) · Sam Reinhart (below the league middle) · Seth Jones (above the league middle) · Matthew Tkachuk (below the league middle)
Ottawa Senators
L1 Andre Burakovsky (below the league middle) · Tim Stutzle (above the league middle) · Drake Batherson (top tenth of the league)
L2 Michael Amadio (above the league middle) · Shane Pinto (below the league middle) · Claude Giroux (below the league middle)
L3 Ridly Greig (below the league middle) · Dylan Cozens (below the league middle) · Fabian Zetterlund (above the league middle)
D1 Thomas Chabot (above the league middle) · Jordan Spence (above the league middle)
D2 Tyler Kleven (above the league middle) · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1 Andre Burakovsky (below the league middle) · Dylan Cozens (below the league middle) · Tim Stutzle (above the league middle) · Drake Batherson (top tenth of the league) · Thomas Chabot (above the league middle)
Injury listings · as of 2026-10-18
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
Florida Panthers
Aleksander Barkov (C): Out (lower body), listed since 2026-10-01, expected back 2026-11-27
Brad Marchand (LW): Out (leg), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2026-11-21
Jonah Gadjovich (LW): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-11-28
Radko Gudas (D): Out (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-13, expected back 2026-10-21
Ottawa Senators
Thomas Chabot (D): Day To Day (undisclosed), listed since 2026-10-17, expected back 2026-10-21
Jake Sanderson (D): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-10-03, expected back 2026-10-21
Kurtis MacDermid (LW): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-10-31
William Eklund (LW): Out (ankle), listed since 2026-10-08, expected back 2027-01-05
Officials
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.
Not on file (the league has not named the officials yet)