Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 11/15/2018

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Nationwide Arena

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The Florida Panthers head to Nationwide Arena to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, November 15, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at +113 and the Blue Jackets at -125.

Florida has a record of 7-5-3 this year. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 49 goals and surrendered 46 goals for a point differential of +3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 7-8-0 and an over/under record of 5-8-0. Columbus has a record of 10-6-2 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 58 goals and given up 59 for a goal differential of -1. Their record against the spread is 10-8-0 while their over/under mark is 8-10-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 7-8-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 5-8-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 10-8-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 8-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out indefinitely

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/08/18 C Brandon Dubinsky None is out 4-6 weeks

Player Spotlight

Evgeni Dadonov has scored 17 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 8 goals this season with 40 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Aleksander Barkov averages 22.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 5 goals on 42 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 14 points on the year. Roberto Luongo has 136 shots against him and he's surrendered 6 goals. He's made 130 stops for a save percentage of 96%.

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has 14 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 8 goals this year with 62 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. Artemi Panarin averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 5 goals on 56 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 6 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 366 shots against him and he's given up 32 goals. He's made 334 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 17 total points this year, which is 23rd in the NHL. They've scored 49 goals while giving up 46 scores, which has them ranked 26th and 26th respectively. They have had 65 power play chances and scored 14 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 13th in the league. The Panthers have given up 51 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 25th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.48% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 16th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 8th in the league with a total of 22 points this season. They have 11 power play goals on 67 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 24th in the NHL. They've given up 60 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 22nd overall. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 11th with a total of 58 goals scored while they've given up 59 goals this season, ranking 7th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.76%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 18th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.1%, as they've attempted 920 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 813 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.6% as they have 701 attempts while they have given up 608 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 53.1% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 492 face-off wins compared to 486 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That ranks them 14th in the league. On defense Florida has 287 hits and they have blocked 205 shots from the opposition, putting them 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.3% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 537 face-off wins compared to 580 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That is 27th in the league. On defense Columbus has 300 hits and they have blocked 255 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Columbus is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1% as they've attempted 1,066 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,019 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.1% ranks 6th as they have 832 attempts while they have given up 764 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida +113

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