Ottawa Senators vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 10/29/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Florida Panthers

Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (+168) Panthers (-205)

The Ottawa Senators (4-3-0) are headed to FLA Live Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Florida Panthers (4-3-1). The moneyline on this matchup has the Senators at +168 and the Panthers are coming in at -205. The betting total comes in at 7.

The Ottawa Senators will look for better times on the ice after their 4-2 defeat to the Wild their last time out. Ottawa garnered 20 penalty minutes for this matchup. In addition, they had 5 attempts on the power play and scored 1 goal. The Senators left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in the defeat. While out there on the ice, they netted 2 of the 29 shots they put on goal.

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Ottawa Senators opponents have tallied 25 power play tries (18th in the NHL) and have a total of 6 goals in those chances. The Senators have had 219 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .900. Ottawa has attempted 232 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.6%. When playing at even strength, the Senators have allowed the opponent to score 16 goals while having 21 on offense. Ottawa steps onto the ice with 25 power play opportunities and they have tallied 6 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 24.00%. For the current season, they have tallied 8 points and their points percentage is .571. Concerning their scoring capabilities, the Ottawa Senators have notched 27 goals (6th in the National Hockey League) on the season and have surrendered 22.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Anton Forsberg. The opposition has racked up 288 goals against Forsberg in his pro career and his goals against rate is 3.02. Forsberg has played in 108 games throughout his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .909 in his 5,727 minutes between the pipes. He has amassed a mark of 40-49-9 and he started in 100 games. During his career on the ice, Forsberg has 56 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .560. Forsberg has had 3,178 shot attempts against him and has recorded 2,890 saves.

In their last contest, Florida faced the Flyers in an outing where the Panthers ended up taking the loss by a mark of 4-3. The Panthers netted 3 goals out of the 51 shots on goal they took. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this contest and scored 1 out of those chances.

The Panthers have earned 21 goals at even strength and 3 goals (26th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. Florida has tried 295 shots (3rd in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 8.14%, while allowing the opposition 229 shots. So far this season, the Florida Panthers have tallied 24 goals, 9 points, and a points percentage of .563. They have permitted 25 goals to be scored by way of 17 goals at even strength and 8 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 37 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 8.11%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 75.76% on their opponents 33 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 89.1%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Sergei Bobrovsky protecting the goal. Bobrovsky has accumulated a career record of 338-190-49 and has played in 598 games. Bobrovsky's quality start percentage is 56.9% and he has earned 332 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has accounted for 16,067 saves out of the 17,543 shots taken, giving him a save % of .916. His opponents are averaging 2.57 goals per contest and he has surrendered 1,476 goals in total. He has been a starter 583 contests and has been on the ice for 34,427 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa (+168)

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