Oct. 10, 2024 22:27 PM EST

Ullmark Stars In Ottawa Debut, Senators Beat The Stanley Cup Champion Panthers 3-1

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) is helped off the ice by teammates after crashing into the boards with Ottawa Senators center Tim Stutzle, not shown, during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press via AP) Justin Tang, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) is helped off the ice by teammates after crashing into the boards with Ottawa Senators center Tim Stutzle, not shown, during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Senators center Tim Stutzle (18) celebrates after his second goal with left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) during third-period NHL hockey game action against the Florida Panthers in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Senators center Tim Stutzle (18), goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) and right wing Michael Amadio (22) celebrate after their win over the Florida Panthers in NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) watches the puck as Ottawa Senators center Shane Pinto (12) tries to shoot during second-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) is unable to prevent Ottawa Senators center Tim Stutzle (18) from scoring on the empty net during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press via AP)
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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 30 saves in his first game for Ottawa, helping the Senators open the season with a 3-1 victory over the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

The Panthers lost captain Aleksander Barkov to an injury late in the third period when he crashed into the end boards.

Tim Stutzle opened the scoring on a first-period power play and put it away in the third with an empty-netter. Shane Pinto also scored for Ottawa in the first period.

With the Senators holding a 2-1 lead late in the third, Ullmark made saves on Anton Lundell, Mackie Samoskevich and Carter Verhaeghe.

Gustav Forsling scored for Florida with 4:12 left, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves. The Panthers opened the season Tuesday night with a 6-4 home victory over Boston.

Takeaways

Panthers: Florida paid for the slow start, never recovering after falling behind 2-0.

Senators: With better overall defensive play a priority, Ottawa blocked 27 shots.

Key moment

Barkov was hurt while unsuccessfully trying to prevent the empty-net goal. There was no immediate word on the severity of the injury.

Key stat

Ullmark is 10-1-0 in his last 11 starts against Florida.

Up next

Panthers: At Buffalo on Saturday night.

Senators: At Montreal on Saturday.

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