Florida Panthers vs New York Islanders Prediction, 10/13/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs New York Islanders

Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG

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

The New York Islanders will try to beat the Florida Panthers at UBS Arena on Thursday. The line on this contest has the Panthers at -110 and the Islanders are coming in at -110. The over/under is set at 6.

The Florida Panthers were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 2-0 defeat against the Lightning in their last game of last season. The Panthers left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in this loss. For the matchup, they ended the night with no scores out of the 49 shots they attempted. Furthermore, they had 3 attempts on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Florida tallied 8 penalty minutes in this outing.

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When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Florida Panthers earned 337 goals (1st in hockey) last season and allowed 242. For the prior campaign, they accumulated 122 points and their points % was .744. Florida accumulated 262 power play chances and scored 64 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 24.43%. When playing at even strength, the Panthers allowed 189 goals while getting 273. Florida attempted 3,062 shots and had a shooting percentage of 11.0%. The Panthers had 2,515 shots taken against them and held a save percentage of .904. Florida Panthers opposition had 259 power play opportunities (6th in the league) and earned 53 goals in those attempts.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Sergei Bobrovsky. The opposition has been able to score 1,458 goals versus Bobrovsky in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.57. Bobrovsky has participated in 592 matchups during his professional hockey career. His save percentage is at .916 in his 34,075 mins played. He has a record of 336-187-48 and he has gotten the start in 577 games. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Bobrovsky has 329 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .570. Bobrovsky has seen 17,369 shot attempts against him and he has 15,911 total saves.

Their last time out last season, New York faced the Lightning in an outing where the Islanders ended up losing by a final of 6-4. The Islanders recorded 4 goals out of the 37 shots on goal they tried. They had 1 power play opportunity in this game and earned 1 on that opportunity.

The Islanders finished with 183 goals at even strength and 46 goals (22nd in the league) while having more men on the ice. New York attempted 2,367 shots (30th in hockey) and had a shot percentage of 9.67%, while allowing their opponent 2,669 shots. Last season, the New York Islanders earned 229 goals, 84 points, as well as a points percentage of .512. They granted a total of 231 goals to be scored by of a combination of 197 goals at even strength and 34 goals while they had less men on the ice. They had 208 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 22.12%. They accumulated a penalty kill rate of 84.19% on the other team's 215 power play opportunities, and their save percentage came in at 91.3%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Ilya Sorokin patrolling the crease. He has gathered 2,037 saves out of the 2,206 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .923. Sorokin has amassed a lifetime record of 39-24-11 and has been in goal for 74 games. He was named a starter in 73 contests and has played 4,344 mins. Sorokin's percentage of quality starts comes out to 71.2% and he has qualified for 52 quality starting assignments in his professional career. His opposition is averaging 2.33 goals per game and he has yielded 169 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York (-110)

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