Ottawa Senators (14-17-2, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (15-12-5, sixth in the Atlantic Division)
Sunrise, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers host Ottawa after Anthony Duclair scored three goals in the Senators' 4-3 overtime victory against the Blue Jackets.
The Panthers are 3-4-1 against the rest of their division. Florida is third in the NHL averaging 5.8 assists per game, led by Jonathan Huberdeau with 0.8.
The Senators are 11-10-1 in Eastern Conference play. Ottawa averages 9.9 penalty minutes per game, the sixth-most in the NHL. Mark Borowiecki leads the team serving 36 total minutes.
The teams face off Monday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brett Connolly leads the Panthers with 14 goals and has
Duclair leads the Senators with 18 goals and has 25 points. Jean-Gabriel Pageau has three goals and two assists over the last 10 games for Ottawa.
LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 3-6-1, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.1 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game with a .892 save percentage.
Panthers: 3-7-0, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.3 assists, three penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game with a .924 save percentage.
INJURIES: Panthers: Jayce Hawryluk: out (upper body).
Senators: Craig Anderson: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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