Saturday, February 11, 2017

Bridgestone Arena

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The Florida Panthers head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Saturday, February 11, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at +152 and the Predators at -162. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Florida comes into this game having played 53 games. They have an overall record of 23-20-10 and away from home they have a record of 9-10-7. The currently are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 127 goals and surrendered 149 goals for a point differential of -22. The Panthers have an overall record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 20-30 and an over/under record of 22-24-7. Nashville shows up with a record of 26-20-8 including 15-6-6 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 149 goals and surrendered 141 for a goal differential of +8. The Predators have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 24-28 while their over/under record sits at 26-24-4.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 9 goals this season with 114 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Vincent Trocheck has averaged 22 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 18 goals on 151 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 14 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 1,052 shots against him and has given up 87 goals. He has made 965 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Ryan Johansen has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Predators. He has 9 goals this season with 115 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Viktor Arvidsson has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 14 goals on 160 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 21 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 1,206 shots against him and has given up 93 goals. He has made 1,113 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Panthers have 56 total points this season. They have scored 127 goals while giving up 149 goals. They have had 180 power play opportunities and have scored 26 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Panthers have allowed 167 power play opportunities and given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.53% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Predators have a total of 60 points on the season. They have 33 power play goals on 175 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 163 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 149 goals scored while they've given up 141 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.73%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 52% as they've attempted 3,032 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,801 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.5% as they have 2,325 attempts while they've given up 2,192 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 53.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.7% for the season. They have 1,575 face off wins compared to 1,684 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.3%. On defense Florida has 1,119 hits and they've blocked 609 shots from the opposition.

Nashville has attempted 3,165 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,007 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.8% as they have 2,354 shots while they've given up 2,283 attempts on defense. The Predators have an offensive zone percentage of 50.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.3% as they've compiled 1,663 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,640 face off losses. On defense Nashville has blocked 724 shot attempts and they have 1,126 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 20-30 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 22-24-7 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 24-28 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 26-24-4 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Nashville Predators Injuries

10/17/16 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body out indefinitely
01/20/17 C Cody Bass Lower Body out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Florida +152

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