Florida puts home win streak on the line against Ottawa

Updated Dec. 13, 2021 3:10 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Ottawa Senators (8-16-1, seventh in the Atlantic) vs. Florida Panthers (18-5-4, first in the Atlantic)

Sunrise, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: Panthers -304, Senators +240

BOTTOM LINE: Florida hosts Ottawa looking to continue its three-game home winning streak.

The Panthers are 13-3-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. Florida leads the Eastern Conference averaging 3.7 goals per game, led by Aleksander Barkov with 10.

The Senators are 2-3-0 against Atlantic teams. Ottawa averages 10.1 penalty minutes per game, the seventh-most in the league. Brady Tkachuk leads the team serving 54 total minutes.

The teams square off Tuesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Huberdeau leads the Panthers with 22 assists and has 31 points this season. Aaron Ekblad has three goals and eight assists over the last 10 games for Florida.

Drake Batherson leads the Senators with 16 total assists and has 24 points. Tkachuk has eight goals and six assists over the last 10 games for Ottawa.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 6-3-1, averaging 3.4 goals, 6.1 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game with an .893 save percentage.

Senators: 4-6-0, averaging three goals, 4.8 assists, 4.9 penalties and 11 penalty minutes while allowing 3.7 goals per game with an .887 save percentage.

INJURIES: Panthers: Maxim Mamin: day to day (undisclosed), Markus Nutivaara: out (undisclosed), Anthony Duclair: day to day (lower body), Aleksander Barkov: day to day (lower body).

Senators: None listed.

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