Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers Expert NHL Picks 2/17/2019

Sunday, February 17, 2019

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The Montreal Canadiens head to BB&T Center to take on the Florida Panthers on Sunday, February 17, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Canadiens at +105 and the Panthers at -130.

Montreal has a record of 31-19-7 this year. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 173 goals and surrendered 165 goals for a point differential of +8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 31-26-0 and an over/under record of 25-30-0. Florida has a record of 24-24-8 this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 171 goals and given up 194 for a goal differential of -23. Their record against the spread is 24-32-0 while their over/under mark is 28-22-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 31-26-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 25-30-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 24-32-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 28-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

02/09/19 LW Paul Byron Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out for season
02/15/19 D MacKenzie Weegar Undisclosed is questionable Sunday vs Montreal

Player Spotlight

Max Domi has scored 49 total points this year for the Canadiens. He has 17 goals this season with 127 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 17.5 minutes played per contest. Tomas Tatar averages 16.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 18 goals on 144 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the year. Carey Price has 23 wins and 14 losses this season in goal for the Canadiens. He has 1,277 shots against him and he's surrendered 108 goals. He's made 1,169 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Aleksander Barkov has 53 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 19 goals this year with 137 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 22.9 minutes played per contest. Evgenii Dadonov averages 18.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 20 goals on 146 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 43 points on the year. Roberto Luongo has 12 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 788 shots against him and he's given up 83 goals. He's made 705 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens have 69 total points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They've scored 173 goals while giving up 165 scores, which has them ranked 14th and 23rd respectively. They have had 181 power play chances and scored 24 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th in the league. The Canadiens have given up 182 power play opportunities and surrendered 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.07% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 9th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers are 24th in the league with a total of 56 points this season. They have 50 power play goals on 194 chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 157 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 13th overall. As a team, the Panthers are 16th with a total of 171 goals scored while they've given up 194 goals this season, ranking 4th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.17%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.2%, as they've attempted 3,665 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,219 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.2% as they have 2,608 attempts while they have given up 2,387 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 52.4% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,639 face-off wins compared to 1,796 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.7%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense Montreal has 1,544 hits and they have blocked 832 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 1,727 face-off wins compared to 1,780 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Florida has 1,231 hits and they have blocked 752 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Florida is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.2% as they've attempted 3,291 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,135 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.4% ranks 10th as they have 2,517 attempts while they have given up 2,383 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Montreal +105

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