Florida Panthers vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 1/10/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN5

The Florida Panthers (22-17-3) are en route to Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday where they will take on the Ottawa Senators (20-17-5).

The Florida Panthers will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-1 loss to the Maple Leafs in their previous contest . The Panthers offense left a lot to be desired in the defeat. For the matchup, they scored on 1 out of the 32 shots they put on goal. Moreover, they had 3 power play chances but weren't able to score. Florida accrued 9 penalty mins in this contest.

While playing at even strength, the Panthers have allowed the opponent to score 108 goals while scoring 100 on offense. Florida Panthers opponents have totaled 143 power play opportunities (4th in professional hockey) and have come away with 25 goals in those attempts. In regard to their scoring, the Florida Panthers have racked up 128 goals (17th in hockey) over the course of the season and have allowed 133. Florida has tried 1,233 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.4%. For the current season, they have scored 47 points and their points percentage is sitting at .560. The Panthers so far have had 1,112 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .880. Florida comes into the game with 157 power play chances and they have notched 28 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 17.83%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. In his career, Bobrovsky has compiled 445 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .579. He has a save percentage of .913 for his 40,033 mins between the pipes. Bobrovsky has seen 22,496 shot attempts against him and he has 20,547 total saves. Opponents have racked up 1,949 goals versus Bobrovsky in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.53. He has accumulated an overall mark of 446-254-58 and he started in 769 games. Bobrovsky has been involved in 783 games over the course of his NHL career.

In their last outing, Ottawa faced the Mammoth in a matchup where the Senators went home in defeat by a tally of 3-1. They had 3 attempts on the power play in this one but weren't able to score a goal. The Senators recorded 1 goal out of the 33 shots on goal they pursued.

Ottawa has attempted 1,192 shots (14th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 11.24%, while allowing their opponents 1,061 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 73.77% on their opponents 122 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is currently 87.1%. They have earned 141 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 24.11%. The Senators have scored 100 goals at even strength and 34 goals (4th in the league) while on the power play. They have permitted 137 goals to be scored by of a combination of 105 goals at even strength and 32 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Ottawa Senators have earned a total of 134 goals, 45 points, as well as a points percentage of .536.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Leevi Merilainen protecting the goal. His opponents are averaging 2.78 goals per contest and he has surrendered 75 goals in total. Merilainen's quality start percentage sits at 44.4% and he has made 12 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He was named a starter in 27 contests and has played for a total of 776 mins. Merilainen is the owner of a career mark of 14-12-2 and has been in net for 29 contests. He is sitting with 625 saves out of 700 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .893.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa

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