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Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators

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Florida Panthers
1-1-0
Final
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Ottawa Senators
1-0-0

Ullmark stars in Ottawa debut, Senators beat the Stanley Cup champion Panthers 3-1

Tim Stutzle lights the lamp for Senators

The Panthers lost captain Aleksander Barkov to an injury late in the third period when he crashed into the end boards.

Tim Stutzle opened the scoring on a first-period power play and put it away in the third with an empty-netter. Shane Pinto also scored for Ottawa in the first period.

With the Senators holding a 2-1 lead late in the third, Ullmark made saves on Anton Lundell, Mackie Samoskevich and Carter Verhaeghe.

Gustav Forsling scored for Florida with 4:12 left, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves. The Panthers opened the season Tuesday night with a 6-4 home victory over Boston.

Takeaways Panthers: Florida paid for the slow start, never recovering after falling behind 2-0.

Senators: With better overall defensive play a priority, Ottawa blocked 27 shots.

Key moment Barkov was hurt while unsuccessfully trying to prevent the empty-net goal. There was no immediate word on the severity of the injury.

Key stat Ullmark is 10-1-0 in his last 11 starts against Florida.

Up next Panthers: At Buffalo on Saturday night.

Senators: At Montreal on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

OTT leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 5:52 Tim Stützle Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (1), Jake Sanderson (1)
Goal 1st Period 10:42 Shane Pinto Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 15:48 Gustav Forsling Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (1), Matthew Tkachuk (2)
Goal 3rd Period 18:50 Tim Stützle Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Brady Tkachuk (1)

Statistics

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9 Blocked Shots 30
20 Hits 27
2 Takeaways 2
32 Shots 31
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 32
43.9 Faceoff Win Percent 56.1
13 Giveaways 14
3 Total Penalties 2
6 Penalty Minutes 4
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dennis Gilbert, D Out Mar 26
Thomas Chabot, D Out Mar 26
Jake Sanderson, D Out Mar 26
Lassi Thomson, D Out Mar 23
Nick Jensen, D Injured Reserve Mar 22
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mackie Samoskevich, RW Day-To-Day Mar 27
Sam Reinhart, C Day-To-Day Mar 27
Evan Rodrigues, C Out Mar 26
Cole Schwindt, RW Injured Reserve Mar 26
Anton Lundell, C Out Mar 25

Game Information

Canadian Tire Centre

Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 19,346 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 44 21 96 8
Tampa Bay 44 21 94 6
Montreal 40 21 90 10
Boston 40 24 88 8
Ottawa 38 24 86 10
Detroit 39 25 86 8
Toronto 31 29 75 13
Florida 35 33 73 3
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