Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers NHL Picks & Predictions 2/2/2019

Saturday, February 2, 2019

BB&T Center

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Saturday, February 2, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at -124 and the Panthers at -106.

Vegas has a record of 29-19-4 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 157 goals and given up 140 goals for a point differential of +17. For the season they have an ATS record of 29-23-0 and an over/under record of 22-26-0. Florida has a record of 20-20-8 this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 152 goals and surrendered 170 for a goal differential of -18. Their record against the spread is 20-28-0 while their over/under record is 26-16-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 29-23-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 22-26-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 20-28-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 26-16-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
01/21/19 GO Malcolm Subban Illness IR (01/21)
01/15/19 RW Reilly Smith Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out for season
01/18/19 D MacKenzie Weegar Upper Body IR (01/18)

Player Spotlight

Marc-Andre Fleury has 27 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 1,245 shots against him and he's given up 111 goals. He's made 1,134 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jon Marchessault has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 17 goals this year with 198 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. William Karlsson averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 16 goals on 105 shots. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Evgeni Dadonov has scored 40 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 18 goals this season with 127 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Roberto Luongo has 10 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Panthers. He has 673 shots against him and he's surrendered 70 goals. He's made 603 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Aleksander Barkov averages 23 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 17 goals on 118 shots. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have allowed 148 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this year. That is 5th in the NHL. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.97% for the season. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 12th in the league. The Golden Knights have 62 total points this season, ranking 8th in the NHL in offense. They are 11th in the league with 157 goals while they've given up 140 goals, which is 27th overall. They have had 162 power play opportunities and scored 29 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 20th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Panthers are 15th with 152 goals scored while they are 6th in the NHL with 170 goals allowed this year. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.35%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 31st place in the league. The Panthers have a total of 48 points this year, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 45 power play goals on 168 opportunities for a percentage of 27%. That ranks their power play unit 3rd. They've allowed 139 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.9%, as they've attempted 3,340 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,744 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.6% as they have 2,441 attempts while they have given up 2,032 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 3rd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 55% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 1,536 face-off wins compared to 1,568 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That ranks them 19th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,412 hits and they have blocked 712 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 1,478 face-off wins compared to 1,566 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Florida has 1,040 hits and they have blocked 645 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Florida is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3% as they've attempted 2,828 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,681 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.6% ranks 9th as they have 2,168 attempts while they have given up 2,036 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida -106

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