Overview
- Evan Rodrigues tied the game on a first-period power play before Carter Verhaeghe put Florida ahead late in the second through a screen.
- An on-ice five-minute major to Verhaeghe for boarding was reduced to a minor after review, limiting Ottawa’s opportunity to swing momentum.
- Gustav Forsling made it 3-1 early in the third, and Claude Giroux scored with 1:42 remaining, but the Senators could not find an equalizer.
- Sergei Bobrovsky recorded 18 saves for Florida, while Leevi Merilainen allowed three goals for the fourth straight game and also made 18 stops.
- Florida converted twice on the power play and ended a two-game skid, and Panthers prospect Sandis Vilmanis made his NHL debut.