Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens NHL Picks & Predictions 10/24/2017

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Bell Centre

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The Florida Panthers travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, October 24, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +111 and the Canadiens at -123.

Florida has a record of 3-4-0 this season and on the road they have a record of 1-3-0. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 24 goals and given up 25 goals for a point differential of -1. For the season they have an ATS record of 3-4-0 and an over/under record of 6-1-0. Montreal is 1-6-1 including 0-1-1 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 13 goals and surrendered 33 for a goal differential of -20. Their record against the spread is 1-7-0 while their over/under record is 5-2-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 3-4-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 6-1-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 1-7-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 5-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/21/17 GO Roberto Luongo Hand is "?" Tuesday vs. Montreal

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/22/17 RW Ales Hemsky Upper Body IR (10/22)
10/18/17 D David Schlemko Hand is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Nick Bjugstad has accumulated 5 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 2 goals this year with 17 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 13 minutes played per game. Evgeni Dadonov averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 2 goals on 15 shots. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 1 win and 2 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 137 shots against him and he's given up 13 goals. He's made 124 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Drouin has scored 5 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 2 goals this season with 25 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Paul Byron averages 14.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 2 goals on 13 shots. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 3 points on the season. Carey Price has 1 win and 5 losses this year in goal for the Canadiens. He has 210 shots against him and he's surrendered 25 goals. He's made 185 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 6 total points this season, which ranks them 25th in the NHL. They are 15th in the league in goals scored with 24 while they've given up 25 goals, ranking them 11th overall. They have had 32 power play opportunities and have scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 15th in the NHL. The Panthers have allowed 29 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%, putting them 30th in the league when short-handed. They average 38 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.13% for the season. They allow 36 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 19th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens are 30th in the NHL with a total of 3 points this year. They have 3 power play goals on 32 opportunities for a percentage of 9%. That ranks them 28th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 30 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. That is 24th in the NHL. As a team, the Canadiens are 31st in the league with 13 goals scored while they've given up 33 goals, which is 4th overall. They average 38 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 4.23%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 87%. That is 29th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 54.2% as they've tried 340 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 287 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 4th in Corsi percentage. They are 4th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 55% as they have 271 shots while they've given up 222 attempts on defense. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the year. That puts them 17th and 12th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 172 face-off wins as opposed to 160 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That is 10th overall in the NHL. On defense Florida has 97 hits and they've blocked 65 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 30th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 55.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.8% for the year. That ranks them 6th and 27th respectively in the NHL. They have 211 face-off wins as opposed to 242 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 46.6%. That is 24th in the league. On defense Montreal has 160 hits and they've blocked 98 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 14th in blocked shots. Montreal is ranked 5th in Corsi percentage with 54% as they've tried 466 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 397 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 5th in the NHL at 53.5%, as they have 344 shots while they've given up 299 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Panthers/Canadiens NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal -123

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