Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 11/23/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Florida Panthers

Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (-110) Panthers (-110)

The Boston Bruins (16-2-0) are headed to FLA Live Arena on Wednesday where they will compete against the Florida Panthers (9-8-2). The moneyline on this contest has Boston at -110 and Florida is sitting at -110. The total is 7.

The Boston Bruins came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 6-1 victory over the Blackhawks in their last outing. Boston earned 6 minutes in the box in this matchup. The Bruins had a good offensive outing in this win. Moreover, they had 3 chances with the advantage and notched 2 goals. In the game, they netted 6 out of the 43 shots they looked to score on.

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When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the Boston Bruins have racked up 74 goals (1st in the NHL) so far this season and have given up 37. For the current campaign, they sit with 32 points and their points percentage comes in at .889. Boston has accounted for 66 power play opportunities and they have tallied 19 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 28.79%. When at even strength, the Bruins have conceded 30 goals while notching 55 when they are on offense. Boston has attempted 618 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 12.0%. The Bruins have had 527 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .930. Boston Bruins opponents have earned 67 power play opportunities (8th in the league) and have a total of 7 goals in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Linus Ullmark. Ullmark has been in net for 172 matchups over the course of his hockey career. He has accumulated a record of 88-58-15 and he has started in 164 games. Opponents have been able to score 429 goals versus Ullmark in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 2.63. Ullmark has had 5,061 shot attempts against him and has recorded 4,632 total saves. He has a save percentage of .915 for his 9,801 mins between the pipes. In his career, Ullmark has recorded 94 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .573.

In their last game, Florida played the Blue Jackets in a game where the Panthers ended up taking the loss by a score of 5-3. The Panthers recorded 3 goals of the 50 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 power play chances in this matchup but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

Florida has taken 776 shots (1st in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 8.12%, while allowing their opponents 591 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 75.71% on their opponents 70 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 89.3%. They have a total of 72 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 18.06%. The Panthers have earned 50 goals at even strength and 13 goals (16th in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. They have granted a total of 63 goals to be scored by of a combination of 46 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this year, the Florida Panthers have tallied 63 goals, 20 points, in addition to a points percentage of .526.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Sergei Bobrovsky protecting the goal. The opposition is averaging 2.59 goals per game and he has relinquished 1,495 goals altogether. Bobrovsky's percentage of quality starts comes out to 56.8% and he has qualified for 334 quality starting assignments in his career. He has made the start in 588 games and has been on the ice for 34,688 mins. Bobrovsky is sitting with a career mark of 340-192-49 and has played in 603 games. He has compiled 16,203 stops out of the 17,698 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .916.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Boston (-110)

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