The Florida Panthers didn't have much to play for and it showed in a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators that ended a four-game winning streak. The Cats wrapped up the road portion of their regular season slate and will return home to face the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night before taking on the New York Islanders or Rangers in the first round of the Atlantic Division playoffs.
After having a goal waved off early in the first period, Mika Zibanejad opened the scoring at 18:20 when he knocked the rebound of Chris Wideman's shot past Al Montoya for his 20th goal.