Thursday, December 3, 2015

Bridgestone Arena

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The Florida Panthers travel to Bridgestone Arena to play the Nashville Predators on Thursday, December 3, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +145 and the Predators at -161. 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 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 63 goals and given up 60 goals for a point differential of +3. Nashville shows up with a record of 13-7-4 including 8-2-2 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 64 goals and surrendered 62 for a goal differential of +2.

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%.

Shea Weber has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Predators. He has 6 goals this season with 60 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 5 goals on 68 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 11 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 520 shots against him and has given up 47 goals. He has made 473 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 Predators have a total of 30 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 81 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 74 power play opportunities and have given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 62 goals scored while they've given up 61 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.31%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 9-13 straight up

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

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 11-11 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 9-11-4 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

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

Nashville Predators Injuries

12/02/15 C Colin Wilson Lower Body "?" Thursday vs. Florida
12/01/15 C Mike Fisher Knee injured last game, "?" Thursday vs Florida
11/28/15 GO Carter Hutton Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Florida
11/28/15 LW Gabriel Bourque Upper Body expected to miss 5-7 days
11/27/15 C Paul Gaustad Upper Body out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville

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