Florida Panthers vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 11/2/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+105) Red Wings (-133)

The Florida Panthers (4-3-1) are headed to Little Caesars Arena on Thursday where they will take on the Detroit Red Wings (6-3-1). The moneyline on this game has the Panthers at +105 while the Red Wings are at -133. The over/under is set at 7.

The Florida Panthers will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 loss to the Bruins in their last outing. Florida accounted for 2 penalty minutes for this contest. The Panthers had an offensive game that was below their expectations in the loss. Additionally, they had 3 attempts on the power play but didn't get a goal. For the outing, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 37 shots they tried.

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Florida Panthers opponents have tallied 28 power play opportunities (24th in hockey) and have racked up 9 goals in those attempts. The Panthers have had 236 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .903. Florida has taken 275 shots and holds a shot percentage of 8.0%. At even strength, the Panthers have given up 14 goals while scoring 18 on offense. Florida has 28 power play opportunities and they have scored 4 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 14.29%. For the year, they sit with 9 points and their points percentage is sitting at .563. With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Florida Panthers have racked up 22 goals (24th in pro hockey) so far this year and have allowed 23.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Sergei Bobrovsky. For his career, Bobrovsky has accounted for 362 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .572. His save percentage sits at .915 during his 37,327 minutes in the crease. Bobrovsky has had 19,041 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 17,418 saves. The opposition has been able to score 1,623 goals versus Bobrovsky in his pro hockey career and his goals against average is 2.61. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 363-210-52 and he was named the starter in 633 games. Bobrovsky has participated in 649 contests throughout his hockey career.

In their last contest, Detroit opposed the Islanders in an outing where the Red Wings got the win by a final of 4-3. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this outing but weren't able to score a goal. The Red Wings recorded 4 goals of the 36 shots on goal they pursued.

Detroit has taken 309 shots (4th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 12.94%, while allowing their opponents 314 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 81.08% on their opponents 37 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.1%. They have recorded 37 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 32.43%. The Red Wings have accumulated 28 goals at even strength and 12 goals (2nd in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have granted a total of 31 goals to be scored by way of 24 goals at even strength and 7 goals while they were shorthanded. During this campaign, the Detroit Red Wings have a total of 40 goals, 13 points, and a points percentage of .650.

Across the ice you are going to see Ville Husso in net. His opposition is averaging 2.95 goals per game and he has conceded 339 goals in total. Husso's quality start rate comes out to 50.9% and he has made 59 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He got the starting nod in 116 contests and has played for a total of 6,899 mins. Husso has amassed a career mark of 64-37-15 and has participated in 120 games. He is sitting with 3,189 stops out of the 3,528 shots taken against him, giving him a rate of .904.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida (+105)

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