Friday, December 4, 2015

Nationwide Arena

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The Florida Panthers travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, December 4, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +103 and the Blue Jackets at -133. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 24 games. They have an overall record of 11-9-4 and on the road they have a record of 5-4-2. Currently they are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 63 goals and given up 60 goals for a point differential of +3. Columbus shows up with a record of 10-16-0 including 4-7-0 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 61 goals and surrendered 78 for a goal differential of -17.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 8 goals this season with 41 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Vincent Trocheck has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 7 goals on 39 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 9 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 624 shots against him and has given up 46 goals. He has made 578 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 6 goals this season with 61 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Scott Hartnell has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 9 goals on 51 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 10 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 619 shots against him and has given up 57 goals. He has made 562 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Panthers have 26 total points this season. They have scored 61 goals while giving up 59 goals. They have had 84 power play opportunities and have scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Panthers have allowed 76 power play opportunities and given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.88% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Blue Jackets have a total of 20 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 85 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 94 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 61 goals scored while they've given up 78 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.03%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 9-13 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 7-10-7 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 10-16 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 11-14-1 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

12/03/15 D Dmitry Kulikov Knee is downgraded to expected to miss Thursday vs. Nashville
12/02/15 C Nick Bjugstad Upper Body expected to miss Thursday vs. Nashville & Friday vs. Columbus
11/28/15 D Alex Petrovic Leg out indefinitely

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

12/03/15 D Fedor Tyutin Nose is upgraded to "?" Friday vs. Florida
12/01/15 RW Rene Bourque Upper Body "?" Friday vs Florida
11/30/15 LW Markus Hannikainen Shoulder expected to miss 2 months
11/21/15 D Cody Goloubef Jaw expected to miss 6 weeks
11/04/15 RW David Clarkson Back out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus

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