Florida Panthers vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 10/14/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Florida Panthers vs Winnipeg Jets
Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB
TV: TSN3
Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-111) Jets (-111)
The Florida Panthers (42-32-8 last year) are on their way to Canada Life Centre on Saturday where they will play the Winnipeg Jets (46-33-3 last season). The line on this contest has Florida at -111 while Winnipeg is coming in at -111. The betting total comes in at 7.
The Florida Panthers will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 2-0 defeat to the Wild their last time out. Florida amassed 12 penalty mins for this matchup. Moreover, they had 3 chances with the advantage but weren't able to net one. The Panthers had a below average offensive outing in this defeat. In the game, they weren't able to score on any of the 41 shots they looked to score on.
In the matter of their scoring, the Florida Panthers accounted for 288 goals (6th in hockey) for the prior year and surrendered 272. For last season, they recorded 92 points and their points % was .561. Florida wrapped up the season with 276 power play opportunities and scored 63 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 22.83%. While playing at even strength, the Panthers allowed the opponent to score 202 goals while earning 225. Florida took 3,019 shots and held a shooting percentage of 9.5%. The Panthers had 2,603 shots attempted against them and held a save percentage of .896. Florida Panthers opponents had 291 power play tries (3rd in the NHL) and came away with 70 goals in those attempts.
The player in the crease for this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. Bobrovsky has been involved in 642 matchups over the course of his NHL career. He has accumulated an overall mark of 360-207-51 and got the start in 626 games. The opposition has scored 1,603 goals versus Bobrovsky in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.61. Bobrovsky has seen 18,835 shots against him and has gathered 17,232 saves. His save percentage is at .915 in his 36,909 mins between the pipes. Over the course of his career, Bobrovsky has tallied 359 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .573.
The last time they were on the ice, Winnipeg played the Flames in an outing where the Jets took the defeat by a tally of 5-3. They had 4 power play opportunities in this one but didn't score a goal. The Jets netted 3 goals out of the 37 shots on goal they took.
Winnipeg attempted 2,486 shots (21st in pro hockey) and had a shot percentage of 9.90%, while allowing the other team 2,487 shots. They earned a penalty kill percentage of 82.43% on the other team's 239 chances on the power play, and their save percentage was 91.0%. They earned 270 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 19.26%. The Jets had 194 goals at even strength and 52 goals (16th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They permitted 224 goals to be scored by of a combination of 182 goals at even strength and 42 goals while they had less men on the ice. Last year, the Winnipeg Jets earned 246 goals, 95 points, in addition to a points percentage of .579.
On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Connor Hellebuyck defending the goal. He has racked up 12,465 saves out of 13,604 shots tried, which gives him a percentage of .916. Hellebuyck has amassed a lifetime record of 238-154-37 and has played in 445 games. He has started in 436 games and has played 25,691 mins. Hellebuyck's percentage of quality starts sits at 57.3% and he has 250 quality starts in his professional career. The opposition is averaging 2.66 goals per game and he has allowed 1,139 goals altogether.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Winnipeg (-111) and under 6.5 goals
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