Saturday, March 11, 2017

Amalie Arena

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The Florida Panthers head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, March 11, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at -105 and the Lightning at -105. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Florida comes into this game having played 65 games. They have an overall record of 29-25-11 and away from home they have a record of 14-10-8. The currently are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 162 goals and surrendered 183 goals for a point differential of -21. The Panthers have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-36 and an over/under record of 27-28-10. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 31-26-9 including 18-11-3 at home this season. They are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 183 goals and surrendered 182 for a goal differential of +1. The Lightning have a record of 6-2-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 27-35 while their over/under record sits at 30-29-7.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 12 goals this season with 137 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Vincent Trocheck has averaged 21.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 22 goals on 190 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 45 points on the season. James Reimer has 12 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 831 shots against him and has given up 67 goals. He has made 764 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Nikita Kucherov has accumulated 66 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 30 goals this season with 197 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 19.1 minutes played per game. Victor Hedman has averaged 24.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 13 goals on 132 shots. He has 44 assists giving him a total of 57 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 15 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 1,081 shots against him and has given up 90 goals. He has made 991 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Panthers have 69 total points this season. They have scored 162 goals while giving up 183 goals. They have had 216 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Panthers have allowed 198 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.70% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Lightning have a total of 71 points on the season. They have 51 power play goals on 229 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 219 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 183 goals scored while they've given up 182 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.25%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 52% as they've attempted 3,742 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,461 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.5% as they have 2,890 attempts while they've given up 2,726 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 53.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.6% for the season. They have 1,912 face off wins compared to 2,078 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.9%. On defense has 1,365 hits and they've blocked 735 shots from the opposition.

Tampa Bay has attempted 3,702 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,531 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 51.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.5% as they have 2,785 shots while they've given up 2,726 attempts on defense. The Lightning have an offensive zone percentage of 50.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.7% as they've compiled 1,951 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,059 face off losses. On defense has blocked 805 shot attempts and they have 1,443 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 25-36 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 27-28-10 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 27-35 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 30-29-7 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

03/03/17 GO Roberto Luongo Hip out indefinitely

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

11/16/16 C Steven Stamkos Knee out 4 months
03/10/17 C Cedric Paquette Lower Body injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Florida
03/10/17 C Tyler Johnson Lower Body injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Florida
03/10/17 C Vladislav Namestnikov Lower Body injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Florida
01/15/17 RW Ryan Callahan Hip out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Florida -105

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