Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/13/2018

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The Florida Panthers travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +104 and the Flyers at -115.

Florida has a record of 6-5-3 this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 47 goals and given up 45 goals for a point differential of +2. For the season they have an ATS record of 6-8-0 and an over/under record of 5-7-0. Philadelphia is 9-7-1 this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 57 goals and surrendered 60 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 9-8-0 while their over/under record is 12-5-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 6-8-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 5-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 9-8-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 12-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

11/11/18 D Mark Pysyk Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Philadelphia
10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out indefinitely

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/05/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Undisclosed IR (11/05)
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/30/18 LW Michael Raffl Lower 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)
09/20/18 GO Alex Lyon Pelvis is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Aleksander Barkov has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 5 goals this year with 37 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 22.6 minutes played per game. Evgeni Dadonov averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 7 goals on 38 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 105 shots against him and he's given up 5 goals. He's made 100 saves for a save percentage of 95%.

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has scored 22 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 7 goals this season with 53 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 20.7 minutes played per game. Jakub Voracek averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 4 goals on 43 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the season. Calvin Pickard has 3 wins and 1 loss this year in goal for the Flyers. He has 155 shots against him and he's surrendered 21 goals. He's made 134 saves for a save percentage of 87%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 15 total points this season, which ranks them 26th in the NHL. They are 23rd in the league in goals scored with 47 while they've given up 45 goals, ranking them 25th overall. They have had 62 power play opportunities and have scored 13 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the NHL. The Panthers have allowed 50 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, putting them 26th in the league when short-handed. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.65% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 16th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 14th in the NHL with a total of 19 points this year. They have 8 power play goals on 58 opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That ranks them 28th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 61 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%. That is 30th in the NHL. As a team, the Flyers are 7th in the league with 57 goals scored while they've given up 60 goals, which is 5th overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.03%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 88%. That is 30th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54%, as they've attempted 868 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 739 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.5% as they have 664 attempts while they have given up 555 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 52.6% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 473 face-off wins compared to 445 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Florida has 262 hits and they have blocked 184 shots from the opposition, putting them 31st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.9% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 529 face-off wins compared to 440 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 54.6%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 384 hits and they have blocked 253 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Philadelphia is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.1% as they've attempted 977 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 972 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.3% ranks 15th as they have 727 attempts while they have given up 719 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia -115

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