Florida Panthers vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, 11/20/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022

Location: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Columbus Blue Jackets (6-9-1) are welcoming the Florida Panthers (9-7-1) at Nationwide Arena on Sunday.

The Florida Panthers will look to clean up some issues after taking a 6-4 loss to the Stars in their previous contest . The Panthers had a good offensive performance in this defeat. While out there on the ice, they earned a goal on 4 out of the 44 shots they put on net. Moreover, they had 4 power play opportunities and were able to score 2 goals. Florida had 13 mins in the box in this outing.

Pertaining to their scoring capabilities, the Florida Panthers have notched 56 goals (12th in the league) so far this season and have allowed 54. For the current campaign, they have recorded 19 points and their points percentage comes in at .559. Florida has tallied 66 power play opportunities and they have tallied 12 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 18.18%. At even strength, the Panthers have allowed the opponent to score 40 goals while scoring 44 on the offensive side of the ice. Florida has taken 691 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.1%. The Panthers thus far have had 533 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .899. Florida Panthers opponents have 65 power play opportunities (5th in professional hockey) and have racked up 14 goals in those attempts.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Spencer Knight. Throughout his time in hockey, Knight has accumulated 19 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .514. He has a save percentage of .911 for his 2,401 mins in the crease. Knight has seen 1,197 shot attempts against him and has recorded 1,091 saves. The opposition has notched 106 goals against Knight in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.65. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 28-12-3 and was named the starter in 37 games. Knight has been involved in 44 games throughout his NHL career.

In their last outing, Columbus played the Canadiens in a matchup where the Blue Jackets got the victory by a tally of 6-4. The Blue Jackets scored 6 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they attempted. They had 1 power play opportunity in this outing but weren't able to score a goal.

The Blue Jackets have earned 45 goals at even strength and 4 goals (32nd in the league) while on the power play. Columbus has tried 488 shots (26th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 10.04%, while allowing the other team 585 shots. For the season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have earned a total of 49 goals, 13 points, in addition to a points percentage of .406. They have allowed 69 goals to be scored by of a combination of 59 goals at even strength and 10 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 39 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 10.26%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 77.78% on their opponents 45 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is 88.2%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Daniil Tarasov defending the net. The opposition is averaging 3.07 goals/game and he has surrendered 21 goals in total. Tarasov's quality start rate sits at 71.4% and he has accumulated 5 quality starts in his professional career. He got the starting nod in 7 games and has been on the ice for 410 minutes. Tarasov holds a lifetime record of 1-5-0 and has been in net for 9 games. He has compiled 221 stops out of 242 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .913.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida

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