Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Parlay 12/17/2017

Sunday, December 17, 2017

T-Mobile Arena

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The Florida Panthers head to T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday, December 17, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at +144 and the Golden Knights at -160.

Florida has a record of 12-15-5 this year and away from home they have a record of 6-9-2. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 93 goals and surrendered 110 goals for a point differential of -17. For the year they have an ATS mark of 12-20-0 and an over/under record of 16-16-0. Vegas has a record of 20-9-2, including 12-2-1 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 107 goals and have given up 95 for a goal differential of +12. Their record against the spread is 20-11-0 while their over/under mark is 19-10-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 12-20-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 16-16-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 20-11-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 19-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

12/14/17 C Denis Malgin Upper Body is "?" Sunday vs Vegas
12/13/17 GO Roberto Luongo Leg IR (12/13)

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

12/14/17 D Luca Sbisa Lower Body is "?" Sunday vs Florida
11/30/17 LW William Carrier Upper Body IR (11/26)
10/31/17 GO Oscar Dansk Lower Body IR (10/30)
10/15/17 RW David Clarkson Back IR (10/03)
10/15/17 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion IR (10/03)
10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)

Player Spotlight

James Reimer has 6 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Panthers. He has 567 shots against him and he's surrendered 59 goals. He's made 508 stops for a save percentage of 90%. Vincent Trocheck has scored 32 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 13 goals this season with 110 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 21.6 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Huberdeau averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 9 goals on 90 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

James Neal has 24 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 15 goals this year with 92 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 17.5 minutes played per contest. Marc-Andre Fleury has 4 wins and 1 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 196 shots against him and he's given up 13 goals. He's made 183 saves for a save percentage of 93%. David Perron averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 7 goals on 44 attempts. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have given up 103 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this season. That is 24th in the league. They average 35 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.29% for the year. They allow 35 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 19th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Panthers are 27th overall with 29 total points this year. They are 18th in the league with 93 goals and 4th in goals allowed with 110. They've had 104 power play chances and scored 18 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Golden Knights are 5th with a total of 107 goals scored while they are 18th with 95 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.78%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 20th in the league. The Golden Knights have a total of 42 points this season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have had 19 power play goals on 105 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 19th overall. They've given up 98 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 22nd when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4%, as they've attempted 1,899 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,949 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.2% as they have 1,496 attempts while they have given up 1,487 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 15th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 47.2% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.8% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 1,054 face-off wins compared to 993 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Florida has 642 hits and they have blocked 462 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 50% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50% for the year. That ranks them 19th and 15th respectively in the NHL. They have 983 face-off wins as opposed to 987 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Vegas has 596 hits and they've blocked 487 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 8th in blocked shots. Vegas is ranked 13th in Corsi percentage with 50.9% as they've tried 1,870 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,803 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 13th in the NHL at 51.3%, as they have 1,386 shots while they've given up 1,316 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Florida +144 and over 6 total goals

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