The NHL Belt · rivalry
Florida Panthers vs. Ottawa Senators
13Belt meetings
7Panthers wins
5Senators wins
4Title changes
Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators have met 13 times with the NHL belt on the line, from October 28, 1995 to October 11, 2025. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Florida Panthers lead the belt series 7–5, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,588 | Oct 28, 1995 | Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 4–1 | Title change |
| 5,648 | Mar 19, 1996 | Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 5–2 | Defense |
| 5,694 | Oct 23, 1996 | Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 5–2 | Defense |
| 5,798 | Oct 23, 1997 | Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers tied 2–2 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 6,107 | Oct 28, 2000 | Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 3–1 | Title change |
| 6,118 | Nov 18, 2000 | Ottawa Senators beat Florida Panthers 5–2 | Title change |
| 6,445 | Dec 3, 2003 | Ottawa Senators beat Florida Panthers 4–0 | Defense |
| 6,454 | Dec 22, 2003 | Ottawa Senators beat Florida Panthers 3–2 (OT) | Defense |
| 6,893 | Mar 31, 2009 | Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 5–2 | Defense |
| 7,070 | Mar 10, 2011 | Ottawa Senators beat Florida Panthers 2–1 | Defense |
| 7,518 | Apr 7, 2016 | Ottawa Senators beat Florida Panthers 3–1 | Title change |
| 7,643 | Dec 23, 2017 | Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 1–0 | Defense |
| 8,332 | Oct 11, 2025 | Florida Panthers beat Ottawa Senators 6–2 | Defense |