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Recap - Panthers Defeat Ottawa 6-3

Evgenii Dadonov was the difference, potting a pair for Florida on Thursday as the Panthers skated off with a 6-3 victory over the Senators at Canadian Tire Centre.

Florida was favored by -135 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Florida got goals from Evgenii Dadonov(2), Noel Acciari, Colton Sceviour, Jonathan Huberdeau, and Frank Vatrano in the victory. Dadonov opened the scoring at 1:41 of the first period.

Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 28-save effort for the Panthers.

Chris Tierney, Connor Brown, and Tyler Ennis scored for the Senators, finding the net behind Sergei Bobrovsky.

Ottawa got a 25-stop effort from Craig Anderson in the loss.

On the power play, Florida went 2-for-3, while the Senators were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Ottawa outshot Florida 31-31 in the game.

Florida heads into a battle against the Sabres. Ottawa, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tampa Bay.