Florida Panthers vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 10/27/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Flyers (4-2-0) will play the Florida Panthers (4-2-1) at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday.

The Florida Panthers were on the losing side of the ice with a 4-2 loss to the Blackhawks in their previous contest . Florida compiled 6 penalty mins in this matchup. The Panthers offense left a lot to be desired in this defeat. Additionally, they had 6 opportunities with more players on the ice but didn't convert them into a score. For the game, they were able to notch a goal on 2 of the 31 shots they attempted.

Concerning their scoring, the Florida Panthers have tallied 21 goals (18th in hockey) so far this season and have given up 21. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 9 points and their points percentage is .643. Florida comes into tonight with 33 power play opportunities and they have notched 2 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 6.06%. When playing at even strength, the Panthers have surrendered 14 goals while earning 19 as an offensive unit. Florida has taken 244 shots and holds a shot percentage of 8.6%. The Panthers so far have had 207 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .899. Florida Panthers opponents have earned 31 power play opportunities (3rd in pro hockey) and have come away with 7 goals in those attempts.

The player in the crease for this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. Opponents have notched 1,472 goals versus Bobrovsky in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.57. Bobrovsky has taken the ice for 597 games throughout his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .916 for his 34,370 mins in the crease. He has a mark of 338-189-49 and was named the starter in 582 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Bobrovsky has compiled 332 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .570. Bobrovsky has seen 17,521 shots taken against him and has accrued 16,049 total saves.

The last time they were on the ice, Philadelphia faced the Sharks in an outing where the Flyers ended up taking the loss by a mark of 3-0. They had 2 power play chances in this matchup but didn't score a goal. The Flyers earned 0 goals of the 30 shots on goal they tried.

Philadelphia has taken 168 shots (27th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.12%, while allowing the other team 198 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 77.78% on their opponents 18 power play chances, and their save percentage currently comes in at 92.9%. They have earned 20 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 20.00%. The Flyers have accumulated 13 goals at even strength and 4 goals (20th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 14 goals to be scored by way of 10 goals at even strength and 4 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this season, the Philadelphia Flyers have earned a total of 17 goals, 8 points, in addition to a points percentage of .667.

Across the ice you are likely to see Carter Hart patrolling the crease. He has recorded 3,966 saves out of the 4,375 shots tried, which gives him a percentage of .907. Hart has compiled a career mark of 66-61-16 and has participated in 150 games. He has been a starter 143 contests and has played for a total of 8,372 mins. Hart's percentage of quality starts is 51.0% and he has 73 quality starting assignments in his career. The opposition is averaging 2.93 goals per game and he has given up 409 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida

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