Saturday, October 24, 2015

American Airlines Center

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The Florida Panthers travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Saturday, October 24, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +145 and the Stars at -161. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 7 games. They have an overall record of 3-3-1 and on the road they have a record of 1-2-1. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 20 goals and given up 15 goals for a point differential of +5. Dallas shows up with a record of 6-1-0 including 2-0-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 25 goals and surrendered 15 for a goal differential of +10.

Aaron Ekblad has accumulated 2 total points this season for the Panthers. He has no goals this season with 14 shots on goal. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jonathan Huberdeau has an average of 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. While he is on the ice he has taken 11 shots and scored 0 goals. He has dished out 2 assists giving him a total of 2 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has a total of 2 wins and 3 losses this season in the crease for the Panthers. He has faced 196 shots against him and has given up 13 goals. He has tallied 183 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Stars. He has 4 goals this season with 30 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has an average of 20 minutes of ice time per game. While he is on the ice he has taken 18 shots and scored 6 goals giving him a shooting percentage of 33%. He has dished out 4 assists giving him a total of 10 points on the season. Antti Niemi has a total of 3 wins and 1 loss this season in the crease for the Stars. He has faced 134 shots against him and has given up 8 goals. He has tallied 126 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

The Panthers have 7 total points this season. They have scored 20 goals while giving up 15 goals. They have had 28 power play opportunities and have scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Panthers have allowed 30 power play opportunities and given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.15% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Stars have a total of 12 points on the season. They have 7 power play goals on 23 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 30%. They have allowed 20 power play opportunities and have given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 90%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 25 goals scored while they've given up 15 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.21%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 3-4 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 2-2-3 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 6-1 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 4-3-0 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/15 C Aleksander Barkov Wrist "?" Saturday vs. Dallas

Dallas Stars Injuries

10/23/15 D Jason Demers Possible Suspension "?" Saturday vs. Florida
10/22/15 LW Curtis McKenzie Hip expected to miss 2-3 weeks
10/22/15 LW Travis Moen Upper Body out indefinitely
10/14/15 RW Patrick Eaves Lower Body out indefinitely
10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Florida

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