Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 1/20/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-156) Oilers (+130)

The Florida Panthers (26-8-5) are traveling to Rogers Place on Thursday where they will play the Edmonton Oilers (18-15-2). The moneyline on this contest has Florida at -156 while Edmonton opens at +130. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Florida Panthers will look to clean up some issues after taking a 5-1 loss to the Flames the last time they stepped on the ice. Florida amassed 12 penalty mins in this contest. The Panthers had an offensive game that was below their expectations in this loss. In addition, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice but didn't net one. For the game, they finished 1 of the 29 shots they attempted.

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In terms of scoring goals, the Florida Panthers have accumulated 158 goals (1st in hockey) so far this year and have allowed 113. For the season, they have recorded 57 points and their points % is .731. Florida comes into the game with 125 power play opportunities and they have scored 24 goals out of those chances, earning them a percentage of 19.20%. When playing at even strength, the Panthers let the opposition score 89 goals while getting 134 themselves. Florida has tried 1,437 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.0%. The Panthers have had 1,247 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .909. Florida Panthers opponents have totaled 120 power play opportunities (7th in hockey) and have earned 24 goals in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Sergei Bobrovsky. Bobrovsky has taken the ice for 565 games throughout his NHL career. He has a record of 316-183-48 and he has gotten the start in 551 games. Opponents have notched 1,385 goals against Bobrovsky in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 2.55. Bobrovsky has seen 16,615 shot attempts taken against him and has amassed 15,230 total saves. His save percentage currently is .917 for his 32,549 minutes between the pipes. In his career, Bobrovsky has accumulated 312 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .566.

Their last time out, Edmonton played the Senators in a game where the Oilers ended up taking the loss by a final of 6-4. The Oilers tallied 4 goals out of the 37 shots on goal they took. They had 3 power play chances in this outing and earned 1 goal out of those chances.

The Oilers have tallied 85 goals at even strength and 30 goals (5th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. Edmonton has put up 1,142 shots (22nd in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.07%, while allowing their opponents 1,145 shots. So far this year, the Edmonton Oilers have accounted for 115 goals, 38 points, in addition to a points percentage of .543. They have earned 99 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 30.30%. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 79.25% on their oppositions 106 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.8%. They have allowed 117 goals to be scored by of a combination of 95 goals at even strength and 22 goals while they were shorthanded.

Across the ice you will find Mikko Koskinen in the crease. Teams are averaging 3.00 goals per contest and he has yielded 395 goals overall. Koskinen's quality start percentage comes out to 47.0% and he has accumulated 62 quality starts in his hockey career. He has been a starter 132 games and has played 7,903 mins. Koskinen has accrued a career record of 70-55-10 and has been in goal for 143 contests. He has tallied 3,815 saves out of 4,210 shots taken, which gives him a rate of .906.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida (-156)

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