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Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Panthers vs. Senators NHL game on April 9, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Apr 9, 11PM Canadian Tire Centre
Apr 9, 11PM Canadian Tire Centre
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Senators | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Senators | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
P3 19:47 Shot on goal by Jesper Boqvist saved by Linus Ullmark
P3 18:48 Shot on goal by Donovan Sebrango saved by Linus Ullmark
P3 17:02 Goal scored by Fabian Zetterlund
P3 16:43 Goal scored by Claude Giroux (Empty Net)
P3 16:34 Shot missed by Ridly Greig
P3 16:19 Shot missed by Carter Verhaeghe
P3 15:30 Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Linus Ullmark
P3 13:41 Luke Kunin shot blocked by Nikolas Matinpalo
P3 11:59 Brady Tkachuk shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
P3 10:39 Shot on goal by Lassi Thomson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
P3 10:28 Shot on goal by Claude Giroux saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
P3 10:10 Shot missed by Artem Zub
P3 09:52 Shot on goal by Eetu Luostarinen saved by Linus Ullmark
P3 09:18 Donovan Sebrango shot blocked by teammate
P3 08:27 Tobias Bjornfot shot blocked by Lassi Thomson
P3 07:40 Nick Cousins shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
P3 06:01 Brady Tkachuk shot blocked by Tobias Bjornfot
P3 05:18 Shot on goal by Jake Sanderson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
P3 04:01 Shot missed by Michael Amadio
P3 03:22 Jordan Spence shot blocked by Marek Alscher
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
End of 3rd Period.
Shane Pinto won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jesper Boqvist saved by Linus Ullmark
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone
Stoppage - High Stick
SHOT
Shot on goal by Donovan Sebrango saved by Linus Ullmark
Panthers won faceoff against Senators in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
Lars Eller won faceoff against Luke Kunin in neutral zone
Cole Schwindt credited with hit on Nikolas Matinpalo in defensive zone
Cole Schwindt won faceoff against Shane Pinto in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Fabian Zetterlund
1-5
Warren Foegele credited with hit on Marek Alscher in offensive zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Claude Giroux (Empty Net)
1-4
SHOT
Shot missed by Ridly Greig
SHOT
Shot missed by Carter Verhaeghe
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Claude Giroux in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Linus Ullmark
Cole Schwindt credited with hit on Nikolas Matinpalo in offensive zone
Panthers won faceoff against Senators in neutral zone
Cole Schwindt won faceoff against Shane Pinto in neutral zone
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Ridly Greig in neutral zone
SHOT
Luke Kunin shot blocked by Nikolas Matinpalo
Luke Kunin won faceoff against Tim Stutzle in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Giveaway by Ridly Greig in offensive zone
SHOT
Brady Tkachuk shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Claude Giroux won faceoff against Tomas Nosek in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Lassi Thomson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
SHOT
Shot on goal by Claude Giroux saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Artem Zub
SHOT
Shot on goal by Eetu Luostarinen saved by Linus Ullmark
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Claude Giroux in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Donovan Sebrango shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Tobias Bjornfot shot blocked by Lassi Thomson
SHOT
Nick Cousins shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
SHOT
Brady Tkachuk shot blocked by Tobias Bjornfot
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jake Sanderson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
SHOT
Shot missed by Michael Amadio
SHOT
Jordan Spence shot blocked by Marek Alscher
SHOT
Shot missed by Artem Zub
GOAL
Goal scored by Artem Zub assisted by Jake Sanderson and Dylan Cozens
0-3
SHOT
Shot missed by Artem Zub
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Carter Verhaeghe in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Warren Foegele
Brady Tkachuk credited with hit on Jesper Boqvist in neutral zone
A.J. Greer won faceoff against Ridly Greig in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Artem Zub saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Stoppage - Icing
Carter Verhaeghe won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
Mackie Samoskevich won faceoff against Claude Giroux in offensive zone
Claude Giroux won faceoff against Carter Verhaeghe in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Lassi Thomson shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot on goal by Lars Eller saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
SHOT
Fabian Zetterlund shot blocked by Tomas Nosek
SHOT
Thomas Chabot shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Tomas Nosek won faceoff against Shane Pinto in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brady Tkachuk saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
SHOT
Shot missed by Shane Pinto
Panthers won faceoff against Senators in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Linus Ullmark
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Linus Ullmark
SHOT
Shot missed by Ludvig Jansson
SHOT
Shot missed by Panthers
SHOT
Shot on goal by A.J. Greer saved by Linus Ullmark
Lars Eller won faceoff against Mackie Samoskevich in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mackie Samoskevich saved by Linus Ullmark
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Brady Tkachuk in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Claude Giroux in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot missed by Lars Eller
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Kunin saved by Linus Ullmark
Tim Stutzle won faceoff against Mackie Samoskevich in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by A.J. Greer
SHOT
Shot on goal by Claude Giroux saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Shane Pinto in defensive zone
Stoppage - Offside
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot missed by Sam Bennett
Brady Tkachuk won faceoff against Carter Verhaeghe in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Thomas Chabot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Tim Stutzle in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Shane Pinto won faceoff against Luke Kunin in defensive zone
Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - Player Injury
Luke Kunin won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
Luke Kunin won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Cole Schwindt won faceoff against Brady Tkachuk in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Cole Schwindt in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tim Stutzle saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Linus Ullmark
Shorthanded - Shane Pinto won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Ridly Greig
Shorthanded - Claude Giroux won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Jake Sanderson
End of 1st Period.
Shorthanded - Claude Giroux won faceoff against Carter Verhaeghe in defensive zone
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Artem Zub saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Luke Kunin won faceoff against Claude Giroux in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ridly Greig saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Carter Verhaeghe in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Artem Zub saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Shane Pinto won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Fabian Zetterlund
SHOT
Noah Gregor shot blocked by Warren Foegele
Panthers won faceoff against Senators in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Mike Benning
Luke Kunin won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
Claude Giroux won faceoff against Luke Kunin in defensive zone
SHOT
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Drake Batherson
SHOT
Shot missed by Noah Gregor
Giveaway by Eetu Luostarinen in offensive zone
Shane Pinto won faceoff against Mackie Samoskevich in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Panthers won faceoff against Senators in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mackie Samoskevich saved by Linus Ullmark
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jordan Spence saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brady Tkachuk saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
SHOT
Shot on goal by Claude Giroux saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
SHOT
Shot missed by Tim Stutzle
SHOT
Shot missed by Panthers
SHOT
Shot on goal by Warren Foegele saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Panthers won faceoff against Senators in neutral zone
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Donovan Sebrango saved by Linus Ullmark
Power play - Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Tomas Nosek in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Tim Stutzle saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Panthers won faceoff against Senators in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tomas Nosek saved by Linus Ullmark
SHOT
Shot missed by Dylan Cozens
Dylan Cozens won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Lars Eller credited with hit on Luke Kunin in offensive zone
Giveaway by Drake Batherson in neutral zone
Drake Batherson won faceoff against Tomas Nosek in neutral zone
SHOT
Jordan Spence shot blocked by Donovan Sebrango
Ridly Greig credited with hit on Donovan Sebrango in neutral zone
Sam Bennett won faceoff against Dylan Cozens in neutral zone
Brady Tkachuk credited with hit on Marek Alscher in neutral zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 23 | Shots on Goal | 28 | |||
| 44% | Faceoff Win % | 56% | |||
| 1/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 1/1 | |||
| 2 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 2 | |||
| 28 | Hits | 21 | |||
| 14 | Shots Blocked | 13 | |||
| 13 | Giveaways | 10 |
| |
|---|
| 23 | Shots on Goal | 28 | |||
| 44% | Faceoff Win % | 56% | |||
| 1/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 1/1 | |||
| 2 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 2 | |||
| 28 | Hits | 21 | |||
| 14 | Shots Blocked | 13 | |||
| 13 | Giveaways | 10 |
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Panthers vs. Senators: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Panthers vs. Senators
- Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: Canadian Tire Centre
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Senators favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6.5
- Moneyline Odds: Panthers +344, Senators -280
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Panthers: 31%
- Senators: 69%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Panthers a win probability of 31%, while the Senators have a win probability of 69%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Senators are more likely to beat the Panthers in the NHL game at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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