Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Xcel Energy Center

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The Florida Panthers head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. The opening line for this matchup has the Panthers at +136 and the Wild at -150. The over/under is 5.

Florida comes into this game having played 29 contests. They have an overall record of 13-12-4 and away from home they have a record of 5-7-4. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 70 goals and surrendered 77 goals for a point differential of -7. The Panthers have an overall record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-16 and an over/under record of 12-11-6. Minnesota comes into this game with a record of 15-8-4 including 9-3-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 75 goals and surrendered 56 for a goal differential of +19. The Wild have a record of 6-1-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 14-12 while their over/under record sits at 7-15-5.

Vincent Trocheck has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 7 goals this season with 73 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jon Marchessault has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 10 goals on 64 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 10 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 595 shots against him and has given up 45 goals. He has made 550 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Eric Staal has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Wild. He has 6 goals this season with 77 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Ryan Suter has averaged 27 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 4 goals on 57 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 13 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 666 shots against him and has given up 36 goals. He has made 630 saves for a save percentage of 95%.

The Panthers have 30 total points this season. They have scored 70 goals while giving up 77 goals. They have had 98 power play opportunities and have scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. The Panthers have allowed 91 power play opportunities and given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.74% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Wild have a total of 34 points on the season. They have 12 power play goals on 78 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 80 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 75 goals scored while they've given up 56 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.28%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 94%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 53.7% as they've attempted 1,694 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,460 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.6% as they have 1,269 attempts while they've given up 1,144 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 54.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.9% for the season. They have 862 face off wins compared to 913 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.6%. On defense Florida has 636 hits and they've blocked 316 shots from the opposition.

Minnesota has attempted 1,486 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,562 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.9% as they have 1,105 shots while they've given up 1,155 attempts on defense. The Wild have an offensive zone percentage of 49.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.8% as they've compiled 863 face off wins this season and they have suffered 803 face off losses. On defense Minnesota has blocked 407 shot attempts and they have 436 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 11-16 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 12-11-6 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 14-12 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 7-15-5 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

12/10/16 C Jonathan Marchessault Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs Minnesota
11/21/16 D Alex Petrovic Lower Body out indefinitely
10/10/16 LW Jonathan Huberdeau Achilles expected to miss 3-4 months

Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/11/16 D Christian Folin Knee "?" Tuesday vs Florida
11/01/16 C Zac Dalpe Knee out 4-6 weeks
10/10/16 D Victor Bartley Tricep out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Florida +136

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