Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers NHL Parlay 2/7/2019

Thursday, February 7, 2019

BB&T Center

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The Pittsburgh Penguins head to BB&T Center to take on the Florida Panthers on Thursday, February 7, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Penguins at -125 and the Panthers at -105.

Pittsburgh has a record of 28-19-6 this year. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 183 goals and surrendered 164 goals for a point differential of +19. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-24-0 and an over/under record of 25-22-0. Florida has a record of 21-22-8 this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 158 goals and given up 178 for a goal differential of -20. Their record against the spread is 21-29-0 while their over/under mark is 26-18-0.

Valuable Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 28-24-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 25-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 21-29-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 26-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/15/18 D Justin Schultz Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/05/19 C Evgeni Malkin Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Florida

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out for season

Player Spotlight

Matt Murray has 15 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Penguins. He has 806 shots against him and he's surrendered 73 goals. He's made 733 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Sidney Crosby has scored 61 total points this year for the Penguins. He has 23 goals this season with 149 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 38 assists on the year and averages 20.8 minutes played per contest. Phil Kessel averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 21 goals on 137 attempts. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 57 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Aleksander Barkov has 50 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 19 goals this year with 127 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 31 assists on the year and averages 22.9 minutes played per contest. Roberto Luongo has 10 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 698 shots against him and he's given up 73 goals. He's made 625 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Evgenii Dadonov averages 19 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 18 goals on 133 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Penguins have given up 146 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 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 10.60% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 11th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Penguins are 12th overall with 62 total points this year. They are 6th in the league with 183 goals and 14th in goals allowed with 164. They've had 149 power play chances and scored 36 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Panthers are 15th with a total of 158 goals scored while they are 3rd with 178 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.28%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 31st in the league. The Panthers have a total of 50 points this season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have had 48 power play goals on 178 chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 2nd overall. They've given up 143 power play opportunities and surrendered 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 12th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Pittsburgh is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4%, as they've attempted 3,084 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,159 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.9% as they have 2,333 attempts while they have given up 2,343 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 47.8% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.2% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 1,600 face-off wins compared to 1,594 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 1,556 hits and they have blocked 816 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 1,567 face-off wins compared to 1,643 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Florida has 1,113 hits and they have blocked 677 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Florida is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.2% as they've attempted 2,984 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,849 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.2% ranks 10th as they have 2,281 attempts while they have given up 2,172 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh -125 and over 6.5 total goals

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