Los Angeles Kings vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 1/11/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Los Angeles Kings vs Florida Panthers
Date: Thursday, January 11, 2024
Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL
TV: Bally Sports Florida
Odds/Point Spread: Kings (+138) Panthers (-167)
The Florida Panthers (26-12-2) will try to beat the Los Angeles Kings (20-10-7) at FLA Live Arena on Thursday. The line on this contest has Los Angeles at +138 while Florida is priced at -167. The over/under comes in at 7.
The Los Angeles Kings will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 3-2 defeat against the Lightning their last time out. Los Angeles had 6 penalty minutes in this contest. Furthermore, they had 1 power play attempt but weren't able to make the most of that try. The Kings had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in the loss. While out there on the ice, they converted 2 out of the 22 shots they put on net.
In regard to scoring goals, the Los Angeles Kings have accumulated 123 goals (18th in hockey) on the season and have allowed 90. For the year, they have 47 points and their points percentage comes in at .635. Los Angeles steps onto the ice with 123 power play chances and they have tallied 24 goals out of those chances, earning them a percentage of 19.51%. At even strength, the Kings have allowed the opponent to score 76 goals while scoring 99 of their own. Los Angeles has tried 1,260 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.8%. The Kings so far have had 1,000 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .910. Los Angeles Kings opponents have 113 power play opportunities (30th in the league) and have come away with 14 goals in those chances.
The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Cam Talbot. The opposition has been able to score 1,149 goals versus Talbot in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.62. Talbot has played in 459 games during his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .914 during his 26,276 minutes guarding the cage. He has earned a record of 232-165-40 and he was named the starter in 439 games. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Talbot has accounted for 241 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .549. Talbot has had 13,359 shots taken against him and has amassed 12,210 saves.
In their last contest, Florida went up against the Blues in an outing where the Panthers ended up with the win by a score of 5-1. They had 3 power play attempts in this contest and netted 1 out of those opportunities. The Panthers converted 5 goals of the 31 shots on goal they tried.
Florida has attempted 1,355 shots (1st in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.45%, while allowing the other team 1,080 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 84.38% on the other teams 128 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.8%. They have a total of 134 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 21.64%. The Panthers have racked up 99 goals at even strength and 29 goals (12th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 99 goals to be scored by way of 79 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this season, the Florida Panthers have a total of 128 goals, 54 points, in addition to a points percentage of .675.
On the other side of the ice you are going to see Sergei Bobrovsky patrolling the crease. He has gathered 17,973 saves out of 19,648 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .915. Bobrovsky is the owner of a career record of 380-216-52 and has been in net for 672 games. He got the starting nod in 656 games and has played 38,675 minutes. Bobrovsky's rate of quality starts is 57.3% and he has 376 quality starts in his NHL career. His opponents are averaging 2.60 goals/game and he has surrendered 1,675 goals overall.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Florida (-167) and under 6.5 goals
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