Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/16/2018

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The Florida Panthers head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at +113 and the Flyers at -125.

Florida has a record of 0-2-1 this year. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 7 goals and surrendered 10 goals for a point differential of -3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 0-3-0 and an over/under record of 1-2-0. Philadelphia has a record of 2-3-0 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 16 goals and given up 20 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 2-3-0 while their over/under mark is 4-1-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 0-3-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 1-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 2-3-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 4-1-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/15/18 C Derek MacKenzie Upper Body missed last game, is questionable Tuesday vs Philadelphia
10/08/18 GO Roberto Luongo Lower Body IR (10/08)

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/11/18 C Nolan Patrick Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/08/18 LW James van Riemsdyk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
10/01/18 GO Michal Neuvirth None is out indefinitely
09/20/18 GO Alex Lyon Pelvis is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Evgeni Dadonov has scored 3 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 1 goal this season with 10 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 2 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Aleksander Barkov averages 22 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by tallying 1 goal on 11 attempts. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 2 points on the year. James Reimer has 78 shots against him and he's surrendered 9 goals. He's made 69 stops for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Jakub Voracek has 8 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 2 goals this year with 13 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 18.4 minutes played per contest. Claude Giroux averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 1 goal on 15 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 6 points on the year. Brian Elliott has 1 win and 3 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 128 shots against him and he's given up 15 goals. He's made 113 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 1 total point this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They've scored 7 goals while giving up 10 scores, which has them ranked 29th and 24th respectively. The Panthers have given up 10 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%, ranking them 25th when short-handed. They average 37 shots per contest and as a team shoot 6.36% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 15th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 22nd in the league with a total of 4 points this season. They have 5 power play goals on 22 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 15th in the NHL. They've given up 22 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking 24th overall. As a team, the Flyers are 13th with a total of 16 goals scored while they've given up 20 goals this season, ranking 5th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.64%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them 28th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.5%, as they've attempted 188 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 157 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.9% as they have 151 attempts while they have given up 124 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 56.8% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.2% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 96 face-off wins compared to 91 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Florida has 58 hits and they have blocked 33 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 44.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 55.2% for the season, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 158 face-off wins compared to 131 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 54.7%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 131 hits and they have blocked 76 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. Philadelphia is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.8% as they've attempted 290 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 304 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.8% ranks 15th as they have 226 attempts while they have given up 228 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia -125

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