Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Game Picks 2/28/2019

Thursday, February 28, 2019

T-Mobile Arena

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The Florida Panthers head to T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday, February 28, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Panthers at +155 and the Golden Knights at -190.

Florida has a record of 28-25-9 this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 194 goals and surrendered 206 goals for a point differential of -12. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-33-0 and an over/under record of 32-22-0. Vegas has a record of 33-26-5 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 187 goals and given up 180 for a goal differential of +7. Their record against the spread is 32-31-0 while their over/under mark is 29-30-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 28-33-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 32-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 32-31-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 29-30-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out for season
02/26/19 D Mike Matheson Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Vegas
02/23/19 C Colton Sceviour Wrist is out indefinitely

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
02/26/19 LW William Carrier None is questionable Thursday vs Florida
02/14/19 C Ryan Carpenter Upper Body IR (02/14)

Player Spotlight

Aleksander Barkov has scored 66 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 26 goals this season with 157 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 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 22 goals on 161 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year. Roberto Luongo has 14 wins and 13 losses this season in goal for the Panthers. He has 876 shots against him and he's surrendered 90 goals. He's made 786 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has 39 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 18 goals this year with 130 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 19.3 minutes played per contest. Jon Marchessault averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 20 goals on 231 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 30 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 1,514 shots against him and he's given up 140 goals. He's made 1,374 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 65 total points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They've scored 194 goals while giving up 206 scores, which has them ranked 11th and 6th respectively. They have had 214 power play chances and scored 56 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That is 3rd in the league. The Panthers have given up 180 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 8th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.41% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 30th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 15th in the league with a total of 71 points this season. They have 33 power play goals on 190 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 23rd in the NHL. They've given up 187 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 6th overall. As a team, the Golden Knights are 16th with a total of 187 goals scored while they've given up 180 goals this season, ranking 21st in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.57%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 15th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1%, as they've attempted 3,634 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,478 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.3% as they have 2,780 attempts while they have given up 2,638 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 1,925 face-off wins compared to 1,961 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Florida has 1,404 hits and they have blocked 840 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 1,925 face-off wins compared to 1,932 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,804 hits and they have blocked 894 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.5% as they've attempted 4,098 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,425 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.3% ranks 3rd as they have 3,006 attempts while they have given up 2,531 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida +155

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