Florida Panthers vs Washington Capitals Prediction, 4/8/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Washington Capitals

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

TV: NBC Sports Washington

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-141) Capitals (+117)

The Washington Capitals (34-35-9) are hosting the Florida Panthers (41-31-7) at Capital One Arena on Saturday. The odds on this game have Florida at -141 and Washington is priced at +117. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Florida Panthers went home feeling good about their game by earning a 7-2 win over the Senators in their previous contest . Florida garnered 78 penalty mins in this outing. The Panthers had a good offensive performance in the win. Additionally, they had 6 power play opportunities and scored 3 goals. For the matchup, they were able to notch a goal on 7 of the 30 shots they put on goal.

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When playing at even strength, the Panthers have surrendered 192 goals while having 217 when they are on offense. Florida Panthers opponents have earned 283 power play tries (2nd in the league) and have come away with 70 goals in those chances. In terms of scoring goals, the Florida Panthers have notched 279 goals (3rd in the National Hockey League) for the year and have given up 262. Florida has tried 2,902 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.6%. For the current campaign, they have 89 points and their points percentage is .563. The Panthers have had 2,518 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .896. Florida skates onto the rink with 268 power play opportunities and they have tallied 62 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 23.13%.

The player in the crease for this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. Bobrovsky has taken the ice for 642 games over the course of his pro hockey career. He has a record of 360-207-51 and he started in 626 games. Opponents have been able to score 1,603 goals versus Bobrovsky in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.61. Bobrovsky has seen 18,835 shots against him and he has 17,232 saves. His save percentage currently sits at .915 during his 36,909 mins on the ice. Over the course of his pro career, Bobrovsky is sitting with 359 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .573.

In their last contest, Washington played the Canadiens in a game where the Capitals went home in defeat by a tally of 6-2. The Capitals had 2 goals of the 26 shots on goal they attempted. They had 5 power play chances in this game and scored 1 out of those opportunities.

The Capitals have tallied 189 goals at even strength and 51 goals (16th in hockey) while on the power play. Washington has taken 2,442 shots (17th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 9.83%, while allowing the opposition 2,393 shots. This season, the Washington Capitals have earned a total of 240 goals, 77 points, in addition to a points percentage of .494. They have granted a total of 245 goals to be scored by way of 208 goals at even strength and 37 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 239 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 21.34%. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 82.79% on their opponents 215 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 89.8%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Darcy Kuemper in net. He has gathered 9,233 saves out of 10,077 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .916. Kuemper has a career mark of 164-121-42 and has been in goal for 353 games. He was named a starter in 336 games and has played 19,945 mins. Kuemper's quality start rate sits at 55.4% and he has earned 186 quality starts in his NHL career. Teams are averaging 2.54 goals per contest and he has surrendered 844 goals overall.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Washington (+117) and under 7 goals

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