Sunday, February 28, 2016
Xcel Energy Center
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The Florida Panthers travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Sunday, February 28, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +100 and the Wild at -120. 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. Minnesota shows up with a record of 27-25-10 including 15-11-4 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 161 goals and surrendered 158 for a goal differential of +3. The Wild have 10 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 27-35 while their over/under record sits at 24-27-11.
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%.
Mikko Koivu has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Wild. He has 13 goals this season with 107 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 18 goals on 121 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 21 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 1,355 shots against him and has given up 112 goals. He has made 1,243 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 Wild have a total of 64 points on the season. They have 36 power play goals on 194 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 157 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 161 goals scored while they've given up 156 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.86%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.
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.
Minnesota has attempted 3,347 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,464 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.6% as they have 2,513 shots while they've given up 2,556 attempts on defense. The Wild have an offensive zone percentage of 52.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.7% as they've compiled 1,952 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,821 face off losses. On defense Minnesota has blocked 908 shot attempts and they have 1,076 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
Minnesota Wild Betting Trends
The Minnesota Wild are 27-35 straight up
The Minnesota Wild are 24-27-11 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
Minnesota Wild Injuries
02/26/16 LW Zach Parise Concussion "?" Sunday vs Florida
02/24/16 LW Jason Zucker Concussion out indefinitely
02/06/16 D Jonas Brodin Foot expected to miss 4-6 weeks
Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota
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