Edmonton Oilers vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 11/20/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Edmonton Oilers vs Florida Panthers

Date: Monday, November 20, 2023

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Oilers (+130) Panthers (-161)

The Edmonton Oilers (5-10-1) are en route to FLA Live Arena on Monday where they will compete against the Florida Panthers (11-5-1). The line on this matchup has the Oilers at +130 while the Panthers are at -161. The over/under is 7.

The Edmonton Oilers were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 6-4 defeat to the Lightning in their previous outing. Edmonton garnered 15 minutes in the box in this matchup. Furthermore, they had 5 power play opportunities but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Oilers had a solid offensive performance in the defeat. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 4 of the 43 shots they launched.

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At even strength, the Oilers let the opposition score 44 goals while scoring 34 on offense. Edmonton Oilers opponents have totaled 62 power play opportunities (7th in the league) and have racked up 17 goals in those attempts. In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Edmonton Oilers have notched 47 goals (27th in hockey) this year and have conceded 61. Edmonton has attempted 550 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 8.6%. For the current campaign, they have 11 points and their points percentage sits at .344. The Oilers thus far have had 466 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .869. Edmonton has tallied 57 power play chances and they have scored 13 goals out of those chances, earning them a rate of 22.81%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Stuart Skinner. Opponents have tallied 209 goals against Skinner in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.86. Skinner has taken the ice for 76 games during his NHL career. His save percentage is at .907 in his 4,387 minutes in the crease. He has earned a win-loss mark of 40-26-6 and got the start in 72 games. During his career on the ice, Skinner is sitting with 40 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .556. Skinner has had 2,248 shots against him and he has 2,039 total saves.

In their last game, Florida played the Ducks in a matchup where the Panthers notched a victory by a score of 2-1. The Panthers recorded 2 goals out of the 35 shots on goal they took. They had 4 power play chances in this game but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

The Panthers have earned 43 goals at even strength and 9 goals (23rd in the NHL) while on the power play. Florida has put up 575 shots (2nd in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.04%, while allowing their opponents 476 shots. This season, the Florida Panthers have accumulated 52 goals, 23 points, in addition to a points percentage of .676. They have permitted 46 goals to be scored by way of 32 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 56 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 16.07%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 74.07% on their opponents 54 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.3%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Sergei Bobrovsky protecting the net. Bobrovsky is the owner of a career record of 368-211-52 and has participated in 655 games. Bobrovsky's rate of quality starts comes out to 57.3% and he has 366 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has gathered 17,562 stops out of the 19,199 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .915. Teams are averaging 2.61 goals per game and he has given up 1,637 goals altogether. He has started in 639 contests and has been on the ice for 37,684 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Florida (-161)

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