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Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2023-04-06 • FLA Live Arena
Florida Panthers 7 - 2 Ottawa Senators

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 57.9%
OTT: 42.1%
Expected Goals
FLA: 3.74
OTT: 3.08
Total Goals
Median: 7.0
Over 5.5: 65%
Over 6.5: 54%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
A. Lyon
OTT
Leevi Meriläinen - 5-7-0 | 0.872 SV% | 3.46 GAA
StatFLAOTT
Season SV%—0.872
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—3.46
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
FLAA. Lyon5856296.6%5.4353.43
OTTLeevi Meriläinen3023776.7%2.021-4.98
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 72% • FLA at home vs OTT: 8-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-09OTT 5 - 1 FLAOTTOTT
2026-03-31FLA 6 - 3 OTTFLAOTT
2026-01-10OTT 2 - 3 FLAFLAOTT
2025-10-11FLA 6 - 2 OTTFLAFLA
2025-04-05OTT 3 - 0 FLAOTTOTT

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1FLA1200.58
1OTT2811.43
2FLA1210.97
2OTT2322.26
3FLA900.47
3OTT2521.74
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 57.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.8
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 7 - 2 Ottawa Senators
Expected: 3.7 - 3.1