Saturday, February 27, 2016

Nationwide Arena

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The Florida Panthers travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, February 27, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at -115 and the Blue Jackets at -105. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 60 games. They have an overall record of 35-18-7 and on the road they have a record of 15-9-3. Currently they are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 167 goals and given up 139 goals for a point differential of +28. The Panthers have 7 overtime losses including 2 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 5-3-2. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-25 and an over/under record of 21-28-11. Columbus shows up with a record of 25-29-8 including 12-12-6 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 162 goals and surrendered 191 for a goal differential of -29. The Blue Jackets have 8 losses in OT and 4 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 6-1-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 23-37 while their over/under record sits at 30-29-3.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 44 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 20 goals this season with 102 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Jonathan Huberdeau has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 11 goals on 134 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 26 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 1,349 shots against him and has given up 101 goals. He has made 1,248 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 10 goals this season with 148 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Scott Hartnell has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 19 goals on 116 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Joonas Korpisalo has 11 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 683 shots against him and has given up 55 goals. He has made 628 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Panthers have 77 total points this season. They have scored 161 goals while giving up 137 goals. They have had 205 power play opportunities and have scored 34 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Panthers have allowed 199 power play opportunities and given up 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.63% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Blue Jackets have a total of 58 points on the season. They have 33 power play goals on 188 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 214 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 158 goals scored while they've given up 187 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.79%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 48% as they've attempted 2,895 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,139 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.4% as they have 2,284 attempts while they've given up 2,436 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. They have 1,832 face off wins compared to 1,858 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.6%. On defense Florida has 1,504 hits and they've blocked 703 shots from the opposition.

Columbus has attempted 3,260 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,618 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.9% as they have 2,448 shots while they've given up 2,663 attempts on defense. The Blue Jackets have an offensive zone percentage of 47.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 52.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.4% as they've compiled 1,842 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,967 face off losses. On defense Columbus has blocked 955 shot attempts and they have 1,670 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 34-25 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 21-28-11 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 23-37 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 30-29-3 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

02/24/16 LW Jonathan Huberdeau Neck out indefinitely
02/17/16 C Quinton Howden Concussion out indefinitely
02/14/16 C Brandon Pirri Ankle out indefinitely
02/06/16 D Willie Mitchell Concussion out indefinitely
01/04/16 C David Bolland Ankle out indefinitely

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

01/22/16 GO Sergei Bobrovsky Groin out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus

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