Ottawa SenatorsSenators38-26-10
3FinalMar 31, 2026
Florida PanthersPanthers36-35-3
6StreamESPN+Scripps Sports
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
OTT−180
FLA+150
Puck line
OTT −1.5+142
FLA +1.5−170
Total O/U
Over 5.5−135
Under 5.5+114
- Puck line: Panthers +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 5.5 (9 goals).
Recap
The Florida Panthers beat the Ottawa Senators 6-3 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise on Mar 31, 2026 to move to 36-35-3.
The Panthers scored 2 power-play goals. They scored 5 unanswered goals in the first period.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTT | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| FLA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
W: Tarasov · L: Ullmark
Scoring plays
First Period
- FLAGoal · 0:08Noah Gregor Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Seth Jones (21), Tomas Nosek (2)0-1
- FLAGoal · 1:06Mackie Samoskevich Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Seth Jones (22), Matthew Tkachuk (16)0-2
- FLAGoal · 9:09Carter Verhaeghe Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (17), Seth Jones (23)0-3
- FLAGoal · 14:02A.J. Greer Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (18), Donovan Sebrango (4)0-4
- FLAGoal · 14:36Carter Verhaeghe Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (30), Matthew Tkachuk (18)0-5
Second Period
- OTTGoal · 1:40Drake Batherson Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: none1-5
- FLAGoal · 12:41Matthew Tkachuk Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (31), Carter Verhaeghe (30)1-6
- OTTGoal · 15:14Jordan Spence Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Tim Stützle (44), Michael Amadio (19)2-6
Third Period
- OTTGoal · 4:29Michael Amadio Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Ridly Greig (18), Lassi Thomson (1)3-6
Team stats
OTTFLA
- Shots
- 26
- 29
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 2
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 54.8
- 45.2
- Hits
- 17
- 18
- Blocked Shots
- 6
- 14
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 13
Top performers
Ottawa SenatorsFlorida Panthers
Goals
Michael Amadio1
Carter Verhaeghe2
Assists
Michael Amadio1
Matthew Tkachuk3
Points
Michael Amadio2
Matthew Tkachuk4
Player stats
Senators · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Amadio RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Drake Batherson RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick Cousins C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dylan Cozens C | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 20:21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Lars Eller C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Warren Foegele LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Claude Giroux RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.5 | 0 |
| Ridly Greig C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Shane Pinto C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 2 |
| Tim Stutzle C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:05 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20.0 | 0 |
| Brady Tkachuk LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Fabian Zetterlund LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Senators · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Kleven D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22:39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Nikolas Matinpalo D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jordan Spence D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 24:05 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Lassi Thomson D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13:49 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Carter Yakemchuk D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Artem Zub D | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 15:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Senators · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus Ullmark G | 5 | 16 | 11 | .688 | 14:36 | 0 |
| James Reimer G | 1 | 13 | 12 | .923 | 41:57 | 0 |
Panthers · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bennett C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | 2 |
| Jesper Boqvist C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| A.J. Greer LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:51 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Noah Gregor LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 15 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Luke Kunin C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 0 |
| Eetu Luostarinen C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:51 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46.2 | 0 |
| Tomas Nosek LW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 | 0 |
| Cole Reinhardt LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Mackie Samoskevich RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Matthew Tkachuk LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Carter Verhaeghe C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:59 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 45.5 | 0 |
Panthers · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Benning D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ekblad D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gustav Forsling D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Seth Jones D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25:20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dmitry Kulikov D | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Donovan Sebrango D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Panthers · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Tarasov G | 3 | 26 | 23 | .885 | 60:00 | 0 |
Three stars
- Matthew Tkachuk (FLA)
- Carter Verhaeghe (FLA)
- Seth Jones (FLA)
Game info
VenueAmerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL
Attendance17,672
OfficialsLinesman: Brad Kovachik · Referee: Gord Dwyer · Referee: Brian Pochmara · Linesman: Libor Suchanek
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