Thursday, March 2, 2017

Wells Fargo Center

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The Florida Panthers travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, March 2, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +109 and the Flyers at -120. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 61 games. They have an overall record of 28-23-10 and on the road they have a record of 14-10-7. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 155 goals and given up 172 goals for a point differential of -17. The Panthers have an overall record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-33 and an over/under record of 26-26-9. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 28-26-7 including 17-10-4 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 157 goals and surrendered 187 for a goal differential of -30. The Flyers have a record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 23-33 while their over/under record sits at 27-26-8.

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Vincent Trocheck has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 21 goals this season with 175 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 21.3 minutes played per game. Jaromir Jagr has averaged 17.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 11 goals on 130 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 16 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 1,179 shots against him and has given up 102 goals. He has made 1,077 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Wayne Simmonds has accumulated 42 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 25 goals this season with 160 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19.2 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux has averaged 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 12 goals on 151 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 43 points on the season. Steve Mason has 16 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 1,099 shots against him and has given up 110 goals. He has made 989 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Panthers have 66 total points this season. They have scored 155 goals while giving up 172 goals. They have had 204 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Panthers have allowed 185 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.97% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Flyers have a total of 63 points on the season. They have 44 power play goals on 208 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 184 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 157 goals scored while they've given up 187 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.21%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 52% as they've attempted 3,494 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,221 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.4% as they have 2,683 attempts while they've given up 2,534 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 1,798 face off wins compared to 1,952 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.9%. On defense has 1,273 hits and they've blocked 687 shots from the opposition.

Philadelphia has attempted 3,753 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,399 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 53.1% as they have 2,733 shots while they've given up 2,412 attempts on defense. The Flyers have an offensive zone percentage of 55.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 44.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.7% as they've compiled 1,901 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,775 face off losses. On defense has blocked 987 shot attempts and they have 1,564 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 25-33 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 26-26-9 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 23-33 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 27-26-8 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

02/27/17 D Brandon Manning Possible Suspension expected to miss 2 games
02/06/17 C Travis Konecny Ankle expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia -120

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