Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Parlay 3/5/2019

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

PPG Paints Arena

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The Florida Panthers head to PPG Paints Arena to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at +155 and the Penguins at -190.

Florida has a record of 28-26-11 this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 204 goals and surrendered 218 goals for a point differential of -14. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-36-0 and an over/under record of 35-22-0. Pittsburgh has a record of 34-22-9 this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 225 goals and given up 200 for a goal differential of +25. Their record against the spread is 34-31-0 while their over/under mark is 32-28-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 28-36-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 35-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 34-31-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 32-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out for season
03/03/19 GO James Reimer Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Pittsburgh
03/03/19 D MacKenzie Weegar Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Pittsburgh
02/23/19 C Colton Sceviour Wrist is out indefinitely

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

03/03/19 D Brian Dumoulin Concussion is questionable Tuesday vs Florida
03/03/19 D Kris Letang Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Florida
02/27/19 RW Bryan Rust Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/27/19 D Chad Ruhwedel Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/12/19 D Olli Maatta Upper Body IR (02/12)

Player Spotlight

Roberto Luongo has 14 wins and 14 losses this season in goal for the Panthers. He has 955 shots against him and he's surrendered 98 goals. He's made 857 stops for a save percentage of 90%. Aleksander Barkov has scored 68 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 28 goals this season with 164 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 40 assists on the year and averages 22.8 minutes played per contest. Evgenii Dadonov averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 22 goals on 165 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Sidney Crosby has 83 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 29 goals this year with 182 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 54 assists on the year and averages 20.8 minutes played per contest. Matt Murray has 20 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has 1,083 shots against him and he's given up 94 goals. He's made 989 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Phil Kessel averages 18 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 21 goals on 165 attempts. He has 44 assists, giving him a total of 65 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have given up 184 power play opportunities and surrendered 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this season. That is 10th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.43% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, ranking them 31st in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Panthers are 22nd overall with 67 total points this year. They are 10th in the league with 204 goals and 4th in goals allowed with 218. They've had 221 power play chances and scored 58 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That is 3rd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Penguins are 5th with a total of 225 goals scored while they are 16th with 200 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.60%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 10th in the league. The Penguins have a total of 77 points this season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have had 44 power play goals on 175 chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 4th overall. They've given up 181 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 18th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9%, as they've attempted 3,797 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,659 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.2% as they have 2,909 attempts while they have given up 2,775 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.8% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 2,022 face-off wins compared to 2,053 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That ranks them 19th in the league. On defense Florida has 1,488 hits and they have blocked 884 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Penguins are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 1,956 face-off wins compared to 1,960 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 1,893 hits and they have blocked 990 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Pittsburgh is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49% as they've attempted 3,754 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,913 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.3% ranks 18th as they have 2,843 attempts while they have given up 2,923 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Florida +155 and over 7 total goals

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