Colorado Avalanche vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 10/21/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Florida Panthers

Date: Thursday, October 21, 2021

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (+104) Panthers (-115)

Sergei Bobrovsky and the Florida Panthers host the Colorado Avalanche at FLA Live Arena on Thursday. The Avalanche open this game at +104 while the Panthers are priced at -115. The O/U has been set at 6.5.

The Avalanche were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 6-3 loss to the Capitals in their last outing. Their starts in the offensive zone sat at 49.7% and they had a PDO at even strength of 87.9 for this game. They recorded 19 face-off wins at even strength and were beaten on 27 opportunities to win the puck. Their Fenwick came in at 24 and the Fenwick against was 45, meaning the had a Fenwick percentage of 34.8%. The Corsi for the Avalanche was sitting at 34 and the Corsi against when the final whistle blew was 56 meaning they had a Corsi rate of 37.8%. Colorado garnered 10 mins in the box in this game. Furthermore, they had 4 power play attempts and were able to notch 1 goal. The Avalanche had an average offensive performance in this defeat. For the outing, they earned a goal on 3 of the 27 shots they launched.

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Colorado Avalanche opponents have 8 power play tries (24th in the NHL) and have earned 2 goals in those chances. The Avalanche have had 102 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .873. Colorado has taken 95 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.5%. At even strength, the Avalanche have allowed the opponent to score 11 goals while earning 9 on offense. Colorado has accounted for 11 power play opportunities and they have added 1 goal during those advantages, earning them a percentage of 9.09%. For the current season, they have recorded 2 points and their points percentage sits at .333. With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Colorado Avalanche have racked up 10 goals (14th in the National Hockey League) so far this year and have given up 13.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Darcy Kuemper. Opponents have racked up 571 goals against Kuemper in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.49. Kuemper has been involved in 245 contests throughout his NHL career. His save percentage sits at .916 during his 13,774 minutes between the pipes. He has compiled a win-loss record of 107-85-32 and he has started in 228 games. In his professional hockey career, Kuemper has accumulated 128 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .561. Kuemper has seen 6,830 shots against him and he has 6,259 total saves.

The last time they were on the ice, Florida faced off against the Lightning in an outing where the Panthers took home the win by a mark of 4-1. They had a PDO of 108 and they had an oZS percentage of 40.6%. They had 3 attempts on the power play in this one and recorded 1 goal out of those opportunities. Their Fenwick rate came in at 50.8% by way of having a Fenwick of 31 and the Lightning having accrued a 30 Fenwick at even strength. The Panthers converted 4 goals out of the 32 shots on goal they pursued. Florida earned a 53.8% Corsi rating. These Corsi stats tell us the story of the kind of game Florida played and we'd say they played well overall.

Over the course of the season, the Florida Panthers have a total of 14 goals, 6 points, in addition to a points percentage of 1.000. They have granted a total of 6 goals to be scored by way of 3 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they were shorthanded. The Panthers have racked up 13 goals at even strength and 1 goal (23rd in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 10 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 10.00%. Florida has put up 100 shots (16th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 14.00%, while allowing the opposition 108 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 84.21% on their oppositions 19 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is 94.4%.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Sergei Bobrovsky in the crease. Opponents are averaging 2.56 goals per game and he has relinquished 1,326 goals altogether. Bobrovsky's quality start percentage is 56.7% and he has qualified for 298 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has started in 526 games and his ice time sits at 31,114 minutes. Bobrovsky has compiled a career record of 299-180-45 and has been in goal for 540 games. He has recorded 14,554 stops out of 15,880 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .916.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado (+104)

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