Pittsburgh Penguins vs Florida Panthers Picks and Parlays

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08 December 2023

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Florida Panthers Picks and Parlays

The Florida Panthers (15-8-2), second in the NHL standings for the Atlantic Division, host the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins (11-11-3), seventh in the Metropolitan, in one of just three NHL games on the NHL schedule. These teams have yet to play this season. Pittsburgh has lost three in a row and is just 3-4-3 in its last 10 games, while the Florida Panthers standings have improved with a 3-1-1 record in its last five games.

Penguins vs Panthers Picks

Penguins (+135) to win
Over 6.5 (-115)
Sidney Crosby anytime goal (+115)
Evgeni Malkin over 2.5 shots (-130)

Tristan Jarry (2.50 GAA, .917 save percentage) is expected to start in goal for the Penguins. Sergei Bobrovsky (2.49 GAA, .910 save percentage) is the projected starter for the Florida Panthers. Let’s check out some potential Penguins vs Panthers picks and parlays for tonight’s game.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Florida Panthers Odds

Florida is the betting favorite in Penguins vs Panthers picks and parlays with NHL odds of -155 on the moneyline and -1.5 (+160) puck line odds. The Penguins have +135 moneyline odds and +1.5 (-190) puck line odds. The over/under for the picks and parlays is 6.5.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Florida Panthers Picks & Parlays

Penguins vs. Panthers Pick

Pittsburgh Penguins (+135) over the Florida Panthers

Penguins vs. Panthers Parlay

Penguins (+135) over the Panthers
Over 6.5 (-115)
Sidney Crosby anytime goal (+115)
Evgeni Malkin over 2.5 shots (-130)

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Florida Panthers Information

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Florida Panthers

Location of the game: Amerant Bank Arena. Sunrise, Florida.

Date & Time: Friday, December 8. 7:00 p.m. ET.

How to Watch: ESPN+ | Sportsnet (Canada)

Pittsburgh vs. Florida Betting Analysis

The Pittsburgh Penguins standings haven’t looked good in recent weeks as the team is going through a three-game losing streak in which they have only scored five goals. The most concerning part is the team’s dreadful power-play, which ranks 30th (9.9 percent) despite having a first unit that includes Crosby, Malkin, Jake Guentzel, Kris Letang, and Erik Karlsson. Their power-play was among the NHL expert picks to be the best in the league, but the Penguins haven’t scored in their last 30 power-play attempts.

Guentzel leads the Penguins in NHL player stats with 29 points (10 goals, 19 assists), while Crosby and Malkin are second and third, respectively, with 27 (15 goals, 12 assists) and 21 (10 goals, 11 assists) points. Pittsburgh is just 21st in goals per game (2.96), but rank T5th in goals allowed (2.6.).

Defensive Dominance

The Panthers offense hasn’t been much better and, like the Penguins, they’ve been among the better NHL teams on defense, ranking T5th in goals allowed (2.6). They do, however, rank second in shots (34.0), indicating that the offense could be coming. They’ve scored 19 goals in their last five games.

Sam Reinhart leads the Panthers in scoring with 32 points (17 goals, 15 assists) and is a good bet to score in the Penguins vs Panthers picks and parlays as he has goals in back-to-back games. Aleksander Barkov is second in scoring with 24 points (8 goals, 16 assists).

Pittsburgh has several players on the NHL injury report, including Noel Acciari, Bryan Rust, and Rickard Rakell. Florida doesn’t have any injuries.

Pittsburgh vs. Florida Betting Picks

The Pittsburgh Penguins held a closed door meeting after its 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday and should come out extra motivated tonight. Expect Crosby to lead by example and find the back of the net early. He has two goals in his last four games. Malkin should also get more than two shots. He has at least two in each of his last 10 games and recorded three shots in back-to-back games.