Florida Panthers vs Calgary Flames Prediction, 12/18/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Calgary Flames

Date: Monday, December 18, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-129) Flames (+106)

Scotiabank Saddledome is the location where the Calgary Flames (12-14-5) will meet the Florida Panthers (18-10-2) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Florida at -129 while Calgary is coming in at +106. The total comes in at 7.

The Florida Panthers will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 5-1 win against the Oilers in the last game they played. The Panthers had a solid offensive output and it showed in the victory. In the game, they tallied a score on 5 of the 39 shots they attempted. Additionally, they had 3 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to score 1 goal. Florida compiled 6 penalty mins for this matchup.

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While playing at even strength, the Panthers have allowed the opponent to score 59 goals while getting 73 themselves. Florida Panthers opponents have earned 97 power play tries (11th in the NHL) and have tallied 18 goals in those chances. In relation to scoring goals, the Florida Panthers have accumulated 90 goals (21st in pro hockey) on the campaign and have given up 77. Florida has tried 1,017 shots and has a shot percentage of 8.9%. For the current campaign, they have scored 38 points and their points percentage is sitting at .633. The Panthers so far have had 820 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .906. Florida has tallied 94 power play chances and they have notched 17 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 18.09%.

The man in goal for this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. Bobrovsky has been involved in 665 contests during his NHL career. He has accumulated an overall record of 374-215-52 and he was named the starter in 649 games. The opposition has been able to score 1,659 goals against Bobrovsky in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.60. Bobrovsky has seen 19,462 shots taken against him and he has 17,803 saves. His save percentage is at .915 in his 38,256 mins between the pipes. During his career on the ice, Bobrovsky has 371 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .572.

In their last contest, Calgary faced the Lightning in an outing where the Flames earned a win by a tally of 4-2. They had 1 chance on the power play in this outing but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Flames recorded 4 goals of the 26 shots on goal they tried.

On the year, the Calgary Flames have notched a total of 93 goals, 29 points, in addition to a points percentage of .468. They have granted a total of 105 goals to be scored by of a combination of 88 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Flames have accumulated 82 goals at even strength and 11 goals (27th in hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 92 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 11.96%. Calgary has attempted 974 shots (6th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.55%, while allowing the other team 920 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 82.11% on their oppositions 95 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 88.6%.

For the opposition you will find Daniel Vladar protecting the goal. He has a tally of 1,558 saves out of 1,739 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .896. Vladar is the owner of a career record of 34-18-10 and has been in goal for 66 games. He got the starting nod in 58 games and his ice time sits at 3,663 mins. Vladar's rate of quality starts comes out to 46.6% and he has 27 quality starts in his professional career. His opposition is averaging 2.96 goals per game and he has conceded 181 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida (-129)

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