The Senators have been outscored 33-13 during a seven-game losing streak and are 3-14-0 in their past 17 games. Goalie Anders Nilsson will start for Ottawa; he's 0-2-0 with an .827 save percentage in his past three starts. Each team is playing the second half of a back-to-back; on Saturday, the Senators lost 5-1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in coach Marc Crawford's debut and the Panthers lost 4-3 in overtime to the Carolina Hurricanes. Goalie Roberto Luongo will start for Florida, which will try for its first win in four games. The Panthers have points in eight of their past nine games (5-1-3).
Players to watch
Senators forward Anthony Duclair has two goals in his past three games. Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov has 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) in his past eight games.
They said it
"I certainly didn't like the number of puck battles that we lost tonight. The NHL is a league where if you win puck battles, usually you win the game. And they were so far ahead of us in terms of their ability to win puck battles. It's something that I think isn't all about skill; it's about commitment. And we certainly have a way to go to be committed to win those things." -- Senators coach Marc Crawford on his team's effort on Saturday "That's what he does. He's a pretty slick player. It's only a matter of time before you see that on a nightly basis. I think he's still learning." -- Panthers coach Bob Boughner on forward Henrik Borgstrom's three points (two goals, one assist) on Saturday
