Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 3/29/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Florida Panthers (36-31-7) are en route to Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday where they will meet the Toronto Maple Leafs (44-20-9).

The Florida Panthers will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-2 loss to the Senators in their previous contest . Florida had 8 penalty minutes for this game. Furthermore, they had 4 chances with extra men on the ice but weren't able to make the most of them. The Panthers didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. In the game, they earned a goal on 2 of the 34 shots they attempted.

At even strength, the Panthers have allowed the opponent to score 187 goals while notching 200 on the offensive side of the ice. Florida Panthers opponents have earned 262 power play tries (3rd in professional hockey) and have notched 68 goals in those attempts. In terms of scoring goals, the Florida Panthers have racked up 255 goals (5th in hockey) over the course of the season and have surrendered 255. Florida has attempted 2,728 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.4%. For the current campaign, the have a total of 79 points and their points percentage comes in at .534. The Panthers have seen 2,339 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .891. Florida has tallied 249 power play opportunities and they have tallied 55 goals during those chances, giving them a percentage of 22.09%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. Bobrovsky has participated in 642 contests throughout his pro hockey career. He has accumulated a mark of 360-207-51 and he has started in 626 games. Opponents have racked up 1,603 goals versus Bobrovsky in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.61. Bobrovsky has seen 18,835 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 17,232 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .915 in his 36,909 mins guarding the cage. Over the course of his time in hockey, Bobrovsky is sitting with 359 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .573.

Their last time out, Toronto faced the Predators in a game where the Maple Leafs ended up with the victory by a score of 3-2. The Maple Leafs netted 3 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 5 opportunities on the power play in this contest and notched 2 out of those opportunities.

The Maple Leafs have racked up 194 goals at even strength and 56 goals (7th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Toronto has taken 2,325 shots (16th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.75%, while allowing their opponents 2,138 shots. For the year, the Toronto Maple Leafs have accounted for 250 goals, 97 points, as well as a points percentage of .664. They have allowed 201 goals to be scored by of a combination of 158 goals at even strength and 43 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a tally of 218 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 25.69%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 80.37% on their opponents 219 power play tries, and their save percentage is currently 90.6%.

Across the rink you are going to see Ilya Samsonov in net. Opponents are averaging 2.70 goals per game and he has relinquished 315 goals in total. Samsonov's percentage of quality starts comes out to 50.0% and he has accumulated 57 quality starts in his career. He has made the start in 114 games and has played 6,991 mins. Samsonov has accrued a career record of 76-31-11 and has participated in 125 games. He has gathered 3,026 saves out of 3,341 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .906.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida

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