Philadelphia Flyers vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 10/19/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Florida Panthers

Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+205) Panthers (-250)

FLA Live Arena is the location where the Florida Panthers will attempt to beat the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Flyers at +205 while the Panthers are at -250. The total is set at 7.

The Philadelphia Flyers were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win against the Canucks their last time out. The Flyers had an average offensive output in the win. For the game, they netted 3 of the 31 shots they tried. Additionally, they had 5 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to net 1 goal. Philadelphia accumulated 17 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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Philadelphia Flyers opponents have 8 power play opportunities (25th in the NHL) and have notched 1 goal in those attempts. The Flyers thus far have had 67 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .940. Philadelphia has taken 56 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 14.3%. While at even strength, the Flyers have conceded 3 goals while notching 6 themselves. Philadelphia is sitting with 8 power play opportunities and they have tallied 2 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 25.00%. For the current season, they have recorded 4 points and their points percentage comes in at 1.000. In terms of their goal scoring prowess, the Philadelphia Flyers have tallied 8 goals (20th in the league) over the course of the season and have given up 4.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Carter Hart. Hart has played in 148 games during his NHL career. He has compiled an overall record of 64-61-16 and was named the starter in 141 games. Opponents have been able to score 406 goals against Hart in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.95. Hart has had 4,305 shot attempts against him and has recorded 3,899 saves. His save percentage currently is .906 in his 8,252 mins on the ice. Throughout his time in hockey, Hart has accumulated 71 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .504.

When they took the ice last, Florida faced off against the Bruins in a matchup where the Panthers ended up taking the loss by a final score of 5-3. They had 4 power play opportunities in this outing but were not able to net one. The Panthers notched 3 goals out of the 41 shots on goal they pursued.

The Panthers have scored 8 goals at even strength and 2 goals (18th in the league) while having a power play advantage. Florida has attempted 107 shots (14th in the NHL) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.35%, while allowing their opponents 94 shots. For the season, the Florida Panthers have earned 10 goals, 4 points, and a points percentage of .667. They have allowed 9 goals to be scored by of a combination of 8 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 15 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 13.33%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 90.00% on their oppositions 10 power play chances, and their save percentage is 90.4%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Sergei Bobrovsky in net. Bobrovsky is sitting with a career record of 337-188-48 and has participated in 594 games. Bobrovsky's percentage of quality starts comes in at 57.0% and he has qualified for 330 quality starts in his pro career. He has tallied 15,972 stops out of 17,435 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .916. Teams are averaging 2.57 goals per game and he has yielded 1,463 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 579 games and has been on the ice for 34,190 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+205)

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