Thursday, December 15, 2016

MTS Centre

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The Florida Panthers travel to MTS Centre to play the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, December 15, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +104 and the Jets at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 30 games. They have an overall record of 13-13-4 and on the road they have a record of 5-8-4. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 71 goals and given up 82 goals for a point differential of -11. The Panthers have an overall record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-17 and an over/under record of 13-11-6. Winnipeg shows up with a record of 13-16-3 including 8-6-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 82 goals and surrendered 96 for a goal differential of -14. The Jets have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 12-19 while their over/under record sits at 12-17-3.

Jon Marchessault has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 10 goals this season with 64 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Vincent Trocheck has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 7 goals on 73 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 15 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%.

Mark Scheifele has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Jets. He has 14 goals this season with 73 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 8 goals on 87 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 10 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 626 shots against him and has given up 58 goals. He has made 568 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Panthers have 30 total points this season. They have scored 71 goals while giving up 82 goals. They have had 103 power play opportunities and have scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. The Panthers have allowed 92 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 7.60% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Jets have a total of 29 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 106 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 116 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 82 goals scored while they've given up 96 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.30%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 53.8% as they've attempted 1,753 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,504 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 52.7% as they have 1,311 attempts while they've given up 1,176 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 54.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.7% for the season. They have 895 face off wins compared to 946 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.6%. On defense Florida has 652 hits and they've blocked 328 shots from the opposition.

Winnipeg has attempted 1,649 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,798 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48% as they have 1,226 shots while they've given up 1,326 attempts on defense. The Jets have an offensive zone percentage of 48.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 46.3% as they've compiled 862 face off wins this season and they have suffered 999 face off losses. On defense Winnipeg has blocked 472 shot attempts and they have 773 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 11-17 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 13-11-6 against the over/under

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 12-19 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 12-17-3 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

11/21/16 D Alex Petrovic Lower Body out indefinitely
10/10/16 LW Jonathan Huberdeau Achilles expected to miss 3-4 months

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/30/16 C Nic Petan Lower Body out indefinitely
11/23/16 D Tyler Myers Lower Body out indefinitely
11/05/16 RW Joel Armia Ankle out indefinitely
11/02/16 C Shawn Matthias Ankle out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg -115

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