NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators with Line Combinations 4/5/2025

Linus Ullmark #35 in net for the Ottawa Senators
Photo: Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images

Florida Panthers (44-27-4, 92 Pts) at Ottawa Senators (40-29-6, 86 Pts)
Venue: Canadian Tire Center
Date: Today – Saturday, April 5
Time: 2:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+, FDSSUN
Radio:
Florida – 560 WQAM AM
Ottawa – TSN 1200

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Florida -1.5 ML -130
Ottawa +1.5 ML +110
O/U 5.5

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Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers have lost three games in a row after a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. Florida is 20-16-2 on the road this season. The Panthers are 9-9-2 against the Atlantic Division.

Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators clinched a playoff berth with a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. Ottawa is 22-11-2 at home this season. The Sens are 12-11-1 against the Atlantic Division.

Florida Panthers Projected Lines

J. Boqvist-Bennett-Reinhart
Luostarinen-Lundell-Marchand
Verhaeghe-Rodrigues-Samoskevich
Greer-Nosek-Gadjovich

Forsling-Jones
Mikkola-Schmidt
Megna-Balinskis

Bobrovsky
Vanecek

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Ottawa Senators Projected Lines

Zetterlund-Stutzle-Giroux
Perron-Cozens-Batherson
Greig-Pinto-Amadio
Highmore-Gaudette-Crookshank

Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Hamonic
Kleven-Matinpalo

Ullmark
Forsberg

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Players To Watch:

Florida Panthers

Sam Reinhart has 37 goals and 41 assists for the Panthers. Sam Bennett has scored five goals and added three assists over the past ten games.

Ottawa Senators

Brady Tkachuk has 29 goals and 24 assists for the Senators. Jake Sanderson has four goals and two assists over the past ten games.

Injury Report:

Florida Panthers

RW Matthew Tkachuk – Week to week
D Aaron Ekblad – Suspension
D Dmitry Kulikov – Week to week
C Nico Sturm – Day to day
C Aleksander Barkov – Day to day

Ottawa Senators

C Nick Cousins – Out six to eight weeks
LW Brady Tkachuk – Day to day
D Nick Jensen – Day to day

Next Game

Florida Panthers – April 6 at Detroit Red Wings
Ottawa Senators – April 6 vs Columbus Blue Jackets

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