Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 12/16/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+112) Oilers (-136)

The Florida Panthers (17-10-2) are traveling to Rogers Place on Saturday where they will compete against the Edmonton Oilers (13-13-1). The odds on this game have the Panthers at +112 while the Oilers are at -136. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Florida Panthers will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 4-0 defeat to the Canucks their last time on the ice. The Panthers didn't have a great showing offensively in this defeat. For the outing, they ended the night with no scores out of the 36 shots they put on net. In addition, they had 3 chances with the advantage but weren't able to score a goal. Florida amassed 6 penalty mins in this contest.

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When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Florida Panthers have notched 85 goals (22nd in the NHL) on the campaign and have allowed 76. For the current season, they have recorded 36 points and their points percentage is .621. Florida is sitting with 91 power play chances and they have scored 16 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 17.58%. While at even strength, the Panthers have conceded 58 goals while earning 69 on the offensive side of the ice. Florida has attempted 979 shots and holds a shot percentage of 8.7%. The Panthers so far have had 782 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .903. Florida Panthers opponents have earned 95 power play opportunities (9th in the league) and have scored 18 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. In his career, Bobrovsky has accounted for 370 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .571. His save percentage is at .915 during his 38,196 mins guarding the cage. Bobrovsky has had 19,424 shots taken against him and has recorded 17,766 saves. Opponents have been able to score 1,658 goals against Bobrovsky in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.60. He has earned an overall record of 373-215-52 and he started in 648 games. Bobrovsky has been in goal for 664 contests over the course of his NHL career.

When they took the ice last, Edmonton faced the Lightning in an outing where the Oilers ended up losing by a score of 7-4. The Oilers scored 4 goals out of the 57 shots on goal they pursued. They had 4 power play opportunities in this outing and scored 2 out of those opportunities.

Edmonton has put up 925 shots (10th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.27%, while allowing the other team 761 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 79.80% on their oppositions 99 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 87.9%. They have a total of 93 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 29.03%. The Oilers have scored 68 goals at even strength and 27 goals (5th in hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 92 goals to be scored by way of 72 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the Edmonton Oilers have a total of 95 goals, 27 points, as well as a points percentage of .500.

For the opposition you are likely to see Stuart Skinner protecting the net. He has accrued 2,236 saves out of the 2,466 shots taken, which gives him a percentage of .907. Skinner is the owner of a career mark of 47-28-6 and has participated in 85 games. He has started in 81 contests and has played 4,882 mins. Skinner's percentage of quality starts sits at 55.6% and he has 45 quality starting assignments in his career. His opposition is averaging 2.83 goals per contest and he has relinquished 230 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Florida (+112)

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