Panthers play the Senators following Tkachuk’s 2-goal game

Ottawa Senators (29-22-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (33-20-3, in the Atlantic Division)

Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers host the Ottawa Senators after Matthew Tkachuk scored two goals in the Panthers’ 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.

Florida is 33-20-3 overall and 5-5-1 against the Atlantic Division. The Panthers have gone 29-4-2 when scoring at least three goals.

Ottawa is 29-22-4 overall with a 7-6-1 record in Atlantic Division play. The Senators rank ninth in the league serving 8.9 penalty minutes per game.

The teams match up Saturday for the second time this season. The Senators won 3-1 in the last meeting. Tim Stutzle led the Senators with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aleksander Barkov Jr. has 13 goals and 37 assists for the Panthers. Tkachuk has seven goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.

Brady Tkachuk has 20 goals and 21 assists for the Senators. Jake Sanderson has three goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 7-3-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.3 assists, 2.8 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.

Senators: 6-4-0, averaging 2.7 goals, 5.1 assists, 3.8 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.

INJURIES: Panthers: None listed.

Senators: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.