Panthers beat Senators to remain unbeaten, roll to 6-2 victory for 3-0-0 start | iNFOnews.ca
Florida Panthers right wing Mackie Samoskevich (11) celebrates his goal with teammates during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Panthers beat Senators to remain unbeaten, roll to 6-2 victory for 3-0-0 start

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Marchand, Aaron Ekblad and Anton Lundell all finished with a goal and an assist, and the Florida Panthers stayed unbeaten by topping the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Saturday night.

Mackie Samoskevich, Sam Reinhart and Evan Rodrigues also scored for the Panthers, who got two assists from Seth Jones. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 shots for Florida, which has trailed for a total of 63 seconds in its first three games.

Florida — which scored three power-play goals and has five with the man advantage already this season — is 3-0-0 for the third time in its 32-season history, joining 2020-21 and 2021-22.

Shane Pinto scored both goals for Ottawa, which is now 0-6-1 in its last seven games at Florida. Linus Ullmark stopped 21 shots for the Senators.

It was Ottawa forward Nick Cousins’ first game back in Sunrise since the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, when the Panthers won their first championship. Cousins — who didn’t play at Florida when Ottawa visited last season — was with the Panthers for two seasons.

He was welcomed back with a tribute video.

“Any guy that has 16 nicknames is well liked. He hears it,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. “He was part of that ‘have fun, play hard’ thing we were trying to build.”

Bobrovsky was the starter for the 26th consecutive Florida game going back to last season’s playoff, tying his longest run with the Panthers. If he starts Monday, he would tie the Panthers’ record for consecutive goalie starts; Ed Belfour made 27 straight in 2007.

The Panthers played without defenseman Dmitry Kulikov, who was hurt Thursday and has gone on injured reserve. It’s not clear how long he’ll be sidelined.

Up next

Senators: Host Nashville on Monday in their home opener.

Panthers: Visit Philadelphia on Monday to start a five-game road trip.

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Panthers beat Senators to remain unbeaten, roll to 6-2 victory for 3-0-0 start | iNFOnews.ca
Florida Panthers right wing Mackie Samoskevich (11) scores a goal against Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Panthers beat Senators to remain unbeaten, roll to 6-2 victory for 3-0-0 start | iNFOnews.ca
Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad (5) celebrates his goal with defenseman Seth Jones (3) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Panthers beat Senators to remain unbeaten, roll to 6-2 victory for 3-0-0 start | iNFOnews.ca
Florida Panthers center Anton Lundell (15) scores a goal against Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Panthers beat Senators to remain unbeaten, roll to 6-2 victory for 3-0-0 start | iNFOnews.ca
Ottawa Senators center Dylan Cozens (24) and left wing David Perron (57) look up at the scoreboard during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

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